This is because x and y axis are not used in HTML only in JavaScript as far as I am aware.
On 5:01:19 am 06/04/08 "John Horner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've just spent a bit of time looking at how background-position works > when expressed as a percentage: > > background-position: 90%; > > and I'm wondering why it works the way it does. > > Here's the best way I can describe the effect of (90%, x-axis) > positioning with percentages: "to position the image such that the > point 90% across the image is aligned with the point 90% across the > element". > There's something rather counter-intuitive about that (it's even hard > to describe!), and I've tried to explain it in teaching people about > CSS and found that people are rather baffled by it. > > Does anyone know why it was created that way, and/or can you tell me > if there's some very useful thing this rule allows you to do? That > is, as opposed to a simpler rule like "image is offset that amount to > the left" which is what I assumed when I first came across it. > > > Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. > > The information contained in this email and any attachment is > confidential and may contain legally privileged or copyright > material. It is intended only for the use of the addressee(s). If > you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are not > permitted to disseminate, distribute or copy this email or any > attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify > the sender immediately and delete this email from your system. The > ABC does not represent or warrant that this transmission is secure or > virus free. Before opening any attachment you should check for > viruses. The ABC's liability is limited to resupplying any email and > attachments. > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* > ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************