68 replies to this topic

[jpeiji]

I've tried to find the answer to this question through the documentation and previous posts. I just can't seem to find it. Any help? I'm a novice to php and to osCommerce.

[ldavies83]

jpeiji, on Mar 1 2005, 04:20 PM, said:

I've tried to find the answer to this question through the documentation and previous posts. I just can't seem to find it. Any help? I'm a novice to php and to osCommerce.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

In the CSS file for the site under body, add the lines similar to below, obviously changing the relevant code

Quote

BODY {
background-image : url(/images/dragonbg.gif);
background-repeat : no-repeat;
background-position : 50% 50%;
background-attachment : fixed;
color : #000000;
margin : 0;
}

[jpeiji]

Thanks a ton.
Just one question. What does "background-position : 50% 50%" mean?

[jpeiji]

hmmm. I tried that and the only thing that changes is the body text. Are you sure "BODY" is the right style for the background?

[jpeiji]

nevermind. I figured it out. Thanks for your help.

[Laney]

ldavies83, on Mar 1 2005, 12:25 PM, said:

In the CSS file for the site under body, add the lines similar to below, obviously changing the relevant code

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I did that, but still the image doesn't show. I know I have something that needs to be edited in the css file, but I just can't find it... I changed the background colours from white to a sand colour, but I still get white in the middle of the page, so I am assuming that's the same problem with showing the background image.

Can you take a look at the page and tell me what I need to change:
http://store.meaningfulscraps.com/main/index.php

thank you very much!

Elaine

[shopkeper]

ldavies83, on Mar 1 2005, 10:25 AM, said:

In the CSS file for the site under body, add the lines similar to below, obviously changing the relevant code

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I have changed stylesheet.css to

BODY {
background-image : url(/images/pc27.jpg);
background-repeat : no-repeat;
background-position : 50% 50%;
background-attachment : fixed;
color : #000000;
margin : 0;
}

and

BODY {
background-image : /images/pc27.jpg;
background-repeat : no-repeat;
background-position : 50% 50%;
background-attachment : fixed;
color : #000000;
margin : 0;
}

and my background image still does not display. Any suggetions?
Thanks,
Matt

[shopkeper]

shopkeper, on Apr 15 2005, 09:18 AM, said:

I have changed stylesheet.css to

BODY {
background-image : url(/images/pc27.jpg);
background-repeat : no-repeat;
background-position : 50% 50%;
background-attachment : fixed;
color : #000000;
margin : 0;
}

and

BODY {
background-image : /images/pc27.jpg;
background-repeat : no-repeat;
background-position : 50% 50%;
background-attachment : fixed;
color : #000000;
margin : 0;
}

and my background image still does not display.  Any suggetions?
Thanks,
Matt

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I have found the problem:
the url needed a single quote around it like below.

background-image: url('images/some_graphic.gif');

Matt

[osfalcon]

how would you add a .swf file / flash?


background-image: url('images/some_graphic.gif');

[Stevis2002]

Just an extended question on this subject..

Is there a way to make the background image, say, 60% transparent, like a tracing image in DWeaver?

Thanks,
Steve

BTW...for flash image, see the contribution list for adding flash to osc.

[Vger]

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Is there a way to make the background image, say, 60% transparent

You can use the 'opacity' style, but remember that it is poorly supported by some browsers - and each browser that does recognise it uses it differently. It would be much easier to save the image with the opacity built into it in the first place.

Vger

[jlh42581]

Stevis2002, on Jul 24 2005, 07:58 AM, said:

Just an extended question on this subject..

Is there a way to make the background image, say, 60% transparent, like a tracing image in DWeaver?

Thanks,
Steve

BTW...for flash image, see the contribution list for adding flash to osc.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Use photoshop to make the image as transparent as you want it. Make sure you save it as a gif because thats the only way to preserve transparancy, i beleve theres an option also needing checked to do this. If you want to lay it over a color your most likely going to have to create a table class and use this inside the <body><table class="bodytransparency"><tr><td> tags in the code. or just create your color for your page as another layer before saving... Many ways this "could" be done

Edited by jlh42581, 09 August 2005, 16:41.

[Iniquityclothing]

my image still will not display on my site, all i get is a plain white BG and my text has changed to Times New Roman?? any suggetsions, this is the code i have
BODY {
background-image : url('/www/images/metal013.gif);
background-repeat : no-repeat;
background-position : 50% 50%;
background-attachment : fixed;
color : #000000;
margin : 0;
}

[sue76]

ldavies83, on Mar 2 2005, 12:25 AM, said:

In the CSS file for the site under body, add the lines similar to below, obviously changing the relevant code

hihi... may I know where can I find for the CSS file...... sorry because I still newbie here....

[rodrigue]

Iniquityclothing, on Oct 15 2006, 07:35 PM, said:

my image still will not display on my site, all i get is a plain white BG and my text has changed to Times New Roman?? any suggetsions, this is the code i have
BODY {
background-image : url('/www/images/metal013.gif);
background-repeat : no-repeat;
background-position : 50% 50%;
background-attachment : fixed;
color : #000000;
margin : 0;
}

I am using MS 2. I have got the same result using the code above. is there some one who can advice ? Thanks in advance.

[empirical]

This might be dumb but I searched for this same topic and had everything correct. BUT. I forgot to upload my picture to the web server. Lol. Make sure you do that!!! Lol.

[pmarfell]

Iniquityclothing, on Oct 15 2006, 08:35 PM, said:

my image still will not display on my site, all i get is a plain white BG and my text has changed to Times New Roman?? any suggetsions, this is the code i have
BODY {
background-image : url('/www/images/metal013.gif);
background-repeat : no-repeat;
background-position : 50% 50%;
background-attachment : fixed;
color : #000000;
margin : 0;
}

Is the problem that it is not finding the image file? Should it have the www? You could probably check by using a full absolute address

http://<yoursite>/<osCommerce directory>/images/metal013.gif

If that works you can then start removing the front section to give you a relative link.

[drumcentral]

Hi All,

I have managed to change the background for my site to a pic, but the problem now, is that the pop-up images ALSO have the background image behind them, which I don't really want.

Is there a way to stop this?
Is it in the javascript or would I have to edit the stylesheet?

Many thanks

Kenny

[matrix2223]

for the image in the background it should be like this in the stylesheet.css

BODY {
background-image: url('/images/your_image.gif');
background-repeat: repeat;
background-position: center;
}

That is if your catalog is in the root dir if not and you like www.yoursite.com/catalog/ then it would this path '/catalog/images/your_image.gif'

[sappura]

matrix2223, on Nov 18 2006, 03:46 PM, said:

for the image in the background it should be like this in the stylesheet.css

BODY {
background-image: url('/images/your_image.gif');
background-repeat: repeat;
background-position: center;
}

That is if your catalog is in the root dir if not and you like www.yoursite.com/catalog/ then it would this path '/catalog/images/your_image.gif'

I removed the extra / form it and now it works great!
It it this one marked in red ('/ images/your_image.gif');

BODY {
background-image: url('images/bg_snow.jpg');
background-repeat: repeat;
background-position: center;
}

I hope that helps....Satu