Micky Hulse wrote:
> Micky Hulse wrote:
>> Lol, what are your thoughts? Should I be worried about this, or can I go 
>> as small as needed for optimal file size? :)
> 
> To be a little more on topic, I am just wondering if there are 
> restrictions and/or problems when it comes to using small bitmaps (in 
> width/height) as CSS background tiles?
> 
> Is it better to tile (via CSS) a 20px wide/30px tall background vs. 
> tiling a 1px wide/30px tall background? Hrmmm. I guess this could go OT 
> for the list... If so, sorry in advance... Pleas email off-list if 
> answer has nothing to do with how CSS interacts with the said image.
> 

The rendering of a 2x2 px PNG (tiled, bg-image on the html element) in 
IE7 may take 10 seconds or more. Some users may find this inacceptable.

I'd use 100x100px at minimum.

Ingo

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