Hmm, ok, except I couldn't find some of the css (base-selected and base-not-selected). That's still a mystery to me. I've built a tab menu widget for tiles, I'll see about generating the svg/png's on the fly for it. Thanks for the information.
--mikej -=----- mike jackson [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Addi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 1:27 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Css question > > > When an image is set as background-image in the css, you > won't be able > to get the image from clicking on it because there is no direct > reference to its location on the server as there is when the > image is in > the html itself. Your browser can not see where the image is > to "save > as". You can get the image in your browser (and save it) by > looking up > the full name in the css and then direct your browser to > forrest_site_url/skin/images/name_of_the_image. (e.g. > http://156.132.92.4/skin/images/rc-b-r-5-1header-2tab-selected > -3tab-selected.png). > > - Addi > > > Mike Jackson wrote: > > >Hmm, that all makes sense but then (when in IE) why don't get I the > >"save as" highlighted for the image? Perhaps png or svg aren't > >"supported" for that. I've done the rounded images before but I was > >hoping that they had a better way so I won't have to > generate the image files. > > > >--mikej > >-=----- > >mike jackson > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Addi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 11:03 AM > >>To: [email protected] > >>Subject: Re: Css question > >> > >> > >>Ah. Well I can't find the css either but I could find the > >>transformation where base-selected and base-not-selected are > >>brought in, > >>which looks like it is part of the process for determining > which tab > >>gets which colors. As for the tab look though, actually the > >>tabs *do* > >>use images. The basic tab is just css color, but the > rounded corners > >>are small images that Forrest makes for you by using base svg > >>"rounded > >>corner" images, applying the correct colors and then > >>converting into png > >>images on the fly during the build. If you look in > >>build\site\skin\images you will see the png corner images > >>(all starting > >>with rc-). > >> > >>You should probably read the HowTo on Tab Corners if you > >>haven't already. > >>http://forrest.apache.org/docs_0_70/howto/howto-corner-images.html > >> > >>There are also a number of css tutorials on the net if you > >>look for css > >>rounded corners. There are a few methods that folks employ, > >>depending > >>on situation and all of the ones that I have encountered have > >>required > >>at least a small image. > >> > >>HTH > >>Addi > >> > >>Mike Jackson wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Hmm, I don't get it, but then I don't do anything really complex in > >>>css. Anyhow, I see a reference to a style of "base-selected" > >>> > >>> > >>within the > >> > >> > >>>href and a "current" in tne <li> for them tab menu. I can't find > >>>"base-selected" anywhere in the static site except in html > >>> > >>> > >>files here > >> > >> > >>>it's in use. What I'm really interested in is seeing how > >>> > >>> > >>the rounded > >> > >> > >>>corners are managed without using images. I figure it has > >>> > >>> > >>something to > >> > >> > >>>do with the css on the <li>. Here's the section of the > >>> > >>> > >>generated html > >> > >> > >>>I'm looking at: > >>> > >>><ul id="tabs"> > >>><li class="current"> > >>><a class="base-selected" href="index.html">Home</a> > >>></li> > >>><li> > >>><a class="base-not-selected" href="samples/sample.html">Samples</a> > >>></li> > >>><li> > >>><a class="base-not-selected" > href="http://xml.apache.org";>Apache XML > >>>Projects</a> </li> > >>><li> > >>><a class="base-not-selected" > >>>href="pluginDocs/plugins_0_70/index.html">Plugins</a> > >>></li> > >>></ul> > >>> > >>>--mikej > >>>-=----- > >>>mike jackson > >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
