[thelist] Brain-Fart on fixed Background

Tue Jul 10 09:51:10 CDT 2001

That will not validate I dont think, and it does not work in anything other
than IE.

<style>
body {
    background-image:URL(images/bg_image.jpg);
    background-attachment:fixed;
    background-repeat : no-repeat;
}
</style>

jon

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dominik Wee" <dominik at alamy.com>
To: <thelist at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 10:48 AM
Subject: RE: [thelist] Brain-Fart on fixed Background

> <body background="foo.gif" bgproperties=fixed>
>
> Dominik
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bailey, Dan [mailto:DBailey at digitalinsurance.com]
> Sent: 10 July 2001 15:32
> To: 'thelist at lists.evolt.org'
> Subject: [thelist] Brain-Fart on fixed Background
>
>
> Anyone remember, off the top of their head how to do the fixed
> (non-scrolling)background graphic in IE?  My boss is adamant about using
> one, and I, for the life of me, can't remember how to do it...  (And all
> my
> reference books are at home.)
>
> -- Dan
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Dan "The Divebomber" Bailey
> Marketing Producer
> Digital Insurance
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> head.
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: aardvark [mailto:roselli at earthlink.net]
> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 6:30 PM
> To: thelist at lists.evolt.org
> Subject: Re: [thelist] Suggestions on scrollable window
>
>
> > From: "Brad Miller" <brad at beldamar.com>
> >
> > I am working on a site that is going to have a scheduling system. And
> > this scheduling system needs to fit within my design. I can't really
> > change the design because this is what the client wants. Anyway, I
> > have made my design fit 640x480. And the schedule is much much longer
> > than 640 so I need to be able to scroll horizontally without losing
> > all of my buttons when you scroll to the right.
>
> without using frames (which can be a barrier to accessibility) or
> DHTML-driven layers (which can be a barrier to a lot of users), i
> would consider a few other options:
>
> - the site design could easily accommodate a liquid
> layout... this means you could have your pages
> collapse down to the 640 width, but scale up to
> fit content or the window...
>
> - if your form doesn't fit into the allotted
> space, redesign your form... consider
> linearizing it more...
>
> let your client make the decision for you, but
> make sure you offer all the pros and cons...
> otherwise you'll end up over budget (if it's a
> fixed fee) or charging the client without it
> being their problem for your research and
> development into addressing it...
>
> [...]
> > http://www.scheduleaplane.com/layertest.html
> > If you look at this in IE you will see what it should look like.
>
> the content frame is showing nothing but a busted image... i can't
> see any forms, so i can't really comment too much more...
>
>
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