On 1/13/07, Mihael Zadravec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 1/13/07, Christian Montoya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 1/13/07, Mihael Zadravec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > On 1/13/07, Tom Roper <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > > > Hi everyone, > ... > > > The problem I've got a the minute is I've built a page for a client, but > > now she would like shadow on either side of the page, I know it would be > > possible to do it in photoshop/gimp, but the background image is quite > > complicated, so to 'cut out' the main section, and paste it back with shadow > > would mess up the look of the background image. > > > > > > > > > So I was wondering if anyone had any other ideas on what to do, or even if > > there is a bit of code that could be implemented? > > > > > > > > > The page is still in development, and is not live, but if you would like > > to view it, I have uploaded an image to my Flickr account, so you can see > > what I'm talking about. The URL is: > > > > > > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/tom_r07/355733167/ > > > > > > Hi Tom! > ... > > You could also create one background image, that wuld be quite big in > > width... something like 1700 px... that wuold contain middle space as wide > > as the site is, with added shadows on both sides... > > Goodness, I hate it when people do that. A single huge background > image is a very heavy solution. > > If you have the background pattern positioned like so: > > background: color url(image) CENTER TOP; > > or TOP CENTER, then the pattern starts from the top-middle just like > the content does. Then you have the same segment of the pattern on > both sides of the body content all the time. Then you just take a > screenshot of your page, cut out what shows of the pattern on both > sides and the bottom, add a gradient on top that is a "shadow," and > add those back in. On the sides you use repeat-y to tile it, and on > the bottom you use repeat-x. > > It's a simple solution that doesn't require massive images or transparent PNGs. > > And if that makes absolutely no sense to you, let me know and I'll try > to put together an example. Christian, I was not sugestin the use of one big image, but one that is large in width... and duplicates in hegiht... the same as you explained... I am sorry, if I wrote a not understandable suggestion,...
I understood the idea, and I didn't mean to come across as angry or anything. The one of using a very wide but short image is not so bad I guess, but it is heavy handed. The solution I gave is more complex on the code side but lighter on the images. Though I should mention that the part about shadowing the bottom is a little harder than I first said... but Tom isn't planning to do that so it's fine :) -- -- Christian Montoya christianmontoya.net .. designtocss.com ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
