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master page problem when using background image

Asked by: QPR

ok i have a masterpage.master in the root of my website.
In this master page is a table, one of the table cells has a background image the style declaration for the TD has the url for the image as "/siteroot/images/background.jpg"
This works perfectly in IE6 even when the page served is folders deep in the app.
However when viewed in IE7 the BG image does not show even for pages that share the foldr with the masterpage! If I change the URL to "images/background.jpg" then both IE6 and 7 will show the image as it should.... until you view a page in a subfolder then neither versions will show it. I have added runat="server" to the TD tag but (as expected) no change.
The master page has other images with runat=server and the images show regardless of where you are in the site... how can I make sure that the TDs background image behaves the same?

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2007-10-11 at 22:32:25ID22888900
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Answers

 

by: RedKelvinPosted on 2007-10-11 at 22:37:18ID: 20063243

can you specify full paths to the images, rather than using relative paths?

 

by: sammy1971Posted on 2007-10-11 at 22:50:34ID: 20063276

why not use a CSS class instead?

 

by: jaiganeshsrinivasanPosted on 2007-10-11 at 23:24:21ID: 20063344

can you specify the FULL url
like <td background="http://localhost/ss/iamges/dd.gif"></td>
rather than just the image name...its always better

 

by: QPRPosted on 2007-10-11 at 23:26:21ID: 20063350

when you say full do you mean background:url("http://server/site/imaes/pic.jpg")
Or whatever the exact syntax is? haven't tried that, can't test till back at work.


use a class instead.....
Do you mean a style tag in the masterpage that deals with the single TD cell in question? Would that resolve it? would I need a runat="server" on the <style> tag? is that a valid attribute?

 

by: QPRPosted on 2007-10-11 at 23:27:10ID: 20063353

<td background="http://localhost/ss/iamges/dd.gif"></td>
I haven't tried this, will give it a go when back to work tomorrow

 

by: RedKelvinPosted on 2007-10-11 at 23:36:22ID: 20063368

yes full path, as in the http:// path.

This reduces flexibility, but certainly is safer

 

by: TheLearnedOnePosted on 2007-10-12 at 08:46:47ID: 20066575

I had that problem, and I was able to use something like this with an asp:Image control:

~/images/background.jpg

Bob

 

by: QPRPosted on 2007-10-12 at 14:27:36ID: 20069322

Thanks Bob, I have image controls in the master page and they work perfectly no matter where you are in the site, it is the style of the TD that breaks when we go deeper than the sites root...

<TD style="width: 258px; height: 520px; background-image:url(/wanda/images/WandaSide.jpg); background-position: left top; background-attachment: fixed; background-repeat: no-repeat;" valign="top">

 

by: TheLearnedOnePosted on 2007-10-13 at 08:30:07ID: 20071226

Why don't you put in an Image control within the <td> element?

<td><asp:Image /></td>

Bob

 

by: jaiganeshsrinivasanPosted on 2007-10-13 at 08:34:43ID: 20071244

i think...if you put a image control inside a TD then it does not become a back ground and becomes a control...

try something like this..
<TD background="http://yourdomainname/wanda/images/WandaSide.jpg" style="width: 258px; height: 520px;  background-position: left top; background-attachment: fixed; background-repeat: no-repeat;" valign="top">

 

by: QPRPosted on 2007-10-14 at 12:23:08ID: 20074622

"Why don't you put in an Image control within the <td> element?"

Because I have some text that sits ontop of the background image

 

by: QPRPosted on 2007-10-14 at 12:24:56ID: 20074628

"can you specify the FULL url
like <td background="http://localhost/ss/iamges/dd.gif"></td>"

No difference, seems to be an IE thing rather than an access/path thing

 

by: QPRPosted on 2007-11-05 at 16:55:31ID: 20220773

I removed background-attachment: fixed and all is fine now

 

by: Vee_ModPosted on 2007-11-09 at 03:45:41ID: 20248670

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