Netscape and CSS

[BQ]

When I use the Background fixed property:

{ background: url("image.jpg"); background-repeat: no-repeat }

Netscape makes the rest of the background (in a frame) black. This is rather ugly as you can imagine. How do I get around this aweful Netscape problem (as usual)?

Thanks

[Hierophant]

Netscape 4.XX doesn't support the no-repeat property properly. Netscape 6 will though. This is just another case where you have to think your design elements through carefully to make sure they look good in multiple browsers. What color are you setting your background to? Even though you have a background image you should still set your background color to one that closely matches the dominant color in your image. This will provide consistancy in your pages.

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Wayne Luke - Sitepoint Moderator/Internet Media Developer
Digital Magician Studios - Making Magic with Web Applications
wluke@digitalmagician.com

[This message has been edited by wluke (edited June 29, 2000).]

[Bimjo]

It might work if you put your background in a div.

I've used this inside a table cell and it works (in NS 4.7 & IE 5.0):
div.background {background: url(somepic.gif) #ffffff center top no-repeat;}

This string places the graphic at the top of the cell, centered, and it doesn't repeat. Whether or not it will work for the whole page I have no idea as I haven't tried it.

hth

Bimjo

[BQ]

I'm setting the background color to white (the color of the backround image) and it still turns to black. Hmmmm

What CSS can I use instead of no repeat?

Thanks