Fading background image

[geyids]

Hi forumz, I have this new site that im about to design but I dont know how to have the background image to fade abit. Pliz help

Regards Jon

[karinne]

You need to create the gradient effect in PS or FW. Then just apply the background like you normally would.

[geyids]

oh ok. Is there no any other better way of doing that so that maybe you can use the same Image for other purposes/places which need a different opacity/gradient? Maybe css or javascript can. i donno lol anyone with an Idea like that pliz help

[fuzzee]

I don't think that you can do that any other way than a gradient background, but please correct me if I am wrong!

but geyids, you really need to get your site into xhtml with div's and css!! those stupid little typical table borders look plain old CRAPPY! I love your site, with that COOL navigation (I love the colors!) but that tabely, "nonclicky-clicky" look just wreaks it!

[geyids]

Originally Posted by fuzzee

I don't think that you can do that any other way than a gradient background, but please correct me if I am wrong!

but geyids, you really need to get your site into xhtml with div's and css!! those stupid little typical table borders look plain old CRAPPY! I love your site, with that COOL navigation (I love the colors!) but that tabely, "nonclicky-clicky" look just wreaks it!

Cool I will make it that way with the gradient. Thanks for the comment on my site. I still consider myself a lerner coz I still cant make a site that people can say 'congrats' lol whats the secret of learning about this div's? mmmh I have no idea about them I just see dreamweaver coding and making such things.

[bruno89]

well for a start GET RID OF DW!! well unless ur just using code veiw... and in ryans sig there is links to some tutorials moojoo made just tinker with them thats what i did... but remember dont just use the stuff uv changed on the code that moojoo has writen, code it your self and use that as a ref.. and that doesnt mean copy it lol best of luck

[geyids]

mmmh i guess php designer will do right? or notepad is the best???

[bruno89]

well for hand coding dream weaver is ok i supose as long as u dont find yourself designing in design veiw i personaly use note pad but thats couse i dont know what else there is lol

[1840dsgn]

Theres some pretty good handcoding programs out there from what I've read.

I personally use handcoding view in Dreamweaver.

[Marc]

Code view in DW is the best in my opinion, espcially CS3!

[geyids]

mmmh whats new in CS3? I haven't used it coz I use Linux and Windows 2000. I don't like windows XP and CS3 does't go in any of them. Still using DW8!!!

[1840dsgn]

Yea I'm interested as to whether theres anything worth upgrading for. I'm mquite happy in DW8. I imagine cs3 is just going to take up more system resources.

Is it really worth it?

[Marc]

I dont really know the difference between DW8 & CS3 because i never had DW8, although CS3 has some cool SPRY stuff.. but as yet i have still to use it! I still think CS3 is worth it because the package of programmes in its suite!

[geyids]

does it come with some other programmes or what do you mean? I like the dropdown in code section which is there id DW8. anything better than that in cs3?

[Marc]

Well CS3 has
Adobe InDesign® CS3
Adobe Photoshop® CS3 Extended
Adobe Photoshop CS3
Adobe Illustrator® CS3
Adobe Flash® CS3 Professional
Adobe Dreamweaver® CS3
Adobe Fireworks® CS3

thats all one package, which makes it superb!

[1840dsgn]

...and expensive...and memory hungry...and maybe not much better than just running PScs2, DW8, Flash 8 and Illustrator cs2?!

[pa007]

I seriously don't understand why all you hand coders use DW. I'm not saying its a bad program but its so draining on your system and expensive. Obviously if you have it then fine but for a fraction of the cost (often free if you're using a pc) then you can have a brilliant text-editor that is very light on resources.

The best ones are on mac and cost money in my opinion but unless you want oddball features then you won't miss much to be honest. The only things I require from a text editor is code highlighting, tag closing
and a snippets bar or similar.

If you're mac based my shout is for BBedit (though check out textmate and skEdit) and Transmit(ftp).

Pc based PsPad, TopStyle and SmartFTP. Cost you the tiniest amount of money or nothing if you go for TopStyle lite or whatever its called. Seriously guys give them a go. It might not be for you but for simple hand coding DW is a bit overkill for me.

Oh but this subject has been done a million times there's even a sticky somewhere with suggestions for html editors I think.

Pete.

[pa007]

Oh but for the record DW CS3 is the best yet, I think. A lot of the new features are workflow ones but there are some interesting new features that I will be taking a look at soonish. I don't know what they're like yet so I'll wait before I pass judgment on them.

Pete.

[bruno89]

iv got DW but i rarely use it anymore and when i do use it its just for spell check lol.. but imnot complaining i got it for free off a friend hu never used it so u no i also got flash and fireworks that i use alot now

[geyids]

so bruno u r the graphics guru is fireworks the best than photoshop? I think this programmes have a lot that we don't know yet. So you cant say DW is not the best if you don't know the inside of it. The programme that someone uses if the best for him coz I'm sure he has gone in to its depth. I use dreamweaver coz of the drop-down menu when u r coding and tells you of browsers compatibility.