Background

Oak · Mar 1st, 2008, 19:27

Sorry I don't know the proper name for what I am looking for, if the is one? I want to try a new background image for empty space around my website.

Please provide links.

I had a look at the free graphics post but as yet have not seen what I am looking for.

kerrsmith · Mar 1st, 2008, 21:01

If you are wanting to add a graphic to the background of your website there are two ways to achieve this - in HTML or CSS.

In HTML you need to modify the body tag of your source code to the following (where background.jpg is the image you want to use):

<body background="background.jpg">

In CSS you add the following to your style sheet:

body
{
background-image: url("background.jpg");
}

unitedcraig · Mar 1st, 2008, 21:40

Could you post a link to your site, this will help in answering posts mate

Oak · Mar 1st, 2008, 22:48

Quote:

If you are wanting to add a graphic to the background of your website there are two ways to achieve this - in HTML or CSS.

In HTML you need to modify the body tag of your source code to the following (where background.jpg is the image you want to use):

<body background="background.jpg">

In CSS you add the following to your style sheet:

body
{
background-image: url("background.jpg");
}

Thanks for that, though it is not quite what I am trying to do.

Quote:

Could you post a link to your site, this will help in answering posts mate

The space outside of the web page is where I want the bg image to go. I am trying to find one that fits best.

The original:

http://www.capoeiracanal.co.uk/index-home.php

NEW:

http://www.capoeiracanal.co.uk/index-history.php

http://www.capoeiracanal.co.uk/index-classes.php

What do you think?

unitedcraig · Mar 1st, 2008, 22:51

sorry but what is it we are looking at, the different backgrounds :S

sorry for the confusion

Oak · Mar 1st, 2008, 23:04

Yes.. out side of the main page, not in the body.

Also, where to find a collection to choose from.

unitedcraig · Mar 1st, 2008, 23:08

Ignore the actual site, but you could do something like here with a faded background

http://simplyfreeware.co.uk/db/index.php

the background image you need is tiny, http://simplyfreeware.co.uk/db/images/background.jpg, all you do is repeat it across the page

Is it something like this you are looking for or something different?

Craig

Oak · Mar 1st, 2008, 23:22

Yes! thats it.. I know about img repeat-x and y

Problem loading both pages!

unitedcraig · Mar 1st, 2008, 23:24

There isn't on mine, 1 second ill send you a screen shot mate

unitedcraig · Mar 1st, 2008, 23:27

Don't ask about the actual site, was just a little practice thing i was doing

But this type of background is really easy to do, and no large images are needed

Oak · Mar 1st, 2008, 23:33

Yes I have done something like that myself by creating a gradient colour and then reducing it to 1 pix.

But I am not confident to create something really nice. I will go to the free ware site and have a look see if I can find some decent ones.. then if not, have a go at my own.

unitedcraig · Mar 2nd, 2008, 00:17

Is it something along those lines your looking at making, or something completely different such as this

http://www.webdesignerwall.com/

Craig

Oak · Mar 2nd, 2008, 00:37

Now that is a cool site!

Will check it in the morning