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    Default Re: background image entire screen

    Absolute positioning can be a pain, a neccessary evil for WYSIWYG.

    Mpaige, was this the backgound/content effect you were looking for in your second example ? (working version)
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    Default Re: background image entire screen

    Interesting - didn't even notice that it scrolled up,

    However, couldn't you accomplish that with an anchor in the middle of the page that is jumped to from the start?

    I know there are some extra things in these sites, but what I thought the OP was asking about was specifically how to get similar background effects - which I think you can see is possible at least.

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    It probably is slavelle with a lot of trickery. Itīs certainly not achievable with the default tools.
    Thatīs why i was asking for people to post solutions or stuff that may help to overcome the problems.

    Iīm trying to understand whatīs going on with Drwyd example. I still donīt get why he has given the name/attribute head to the tweak. Is it really needed?
    But it works in terms of look. The problem is that we have to use a very big image for the background to work.

    Thereīs no synchronization between page background and pasteboard background while using a sticky footer for example. Thatīs what i think itīs not achievable in terms of functionality.

    Thanks for posting Drwyd
    Last edited by MEB; 01 July 2010 at 04:14 PM. Reason: trying explaining things better

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    Default Re: background image entire screen

    The <head> name due to Covoxer's tweak, not me

    Agreed on the image size. Some serious optimizing would need to be done

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    Default Re: background image entire screen

    Quote Originally Posted by Miguel B. View Post
    Maybe John (covoxer) knows a way to overcome those problems trough some tweaks...
    What exactly problems?
    John.

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    Thanks everyone for your input.

    miguel: i agree that those sites are far too complex for xara. tons of stuff going on there.

    sledger: thanks for the example. I think that this is useful for situations where I could use a background that was tiled, for example a strong texture or something with some repetition across the top of even the whole page as your example demonstrates. It won;t be applicable for every application but this certainly gives from design flexibility and opens up things for me quite considerably. thanks.

    Drwyd: actually the effect I am after is probably smpler than that even. I'm just sort of tired of all my backgrounds having to be a solid clor. I'd like to play around with images or graphic backgrounds. I've "mastered" the solid background and also doing a background with a strip across the top or whatever (you know, the whole create a sliver>export> import>set as background thing). I want to try to create a website with a background that maybe looks like parchment paper or tire tracks or retro wallpaper or a deep forest. I don't want to open dreamweaver. Unless I have to.

 

 

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