Background image 100% of browser screen default.

Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:
> On 2007-08-11, Dave Kelly wrote:
>> I want the background image to be the width of the default screen no
>> matter what the browser has set.
>
> There is no way to do that.
>
> You could try using z-index with <img....
Chris...
Thanks for your feedback. I will let the issue die.
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Hi all.........
Its me again.
I was guilty of humanities most cumbersome character defect. Making a
mountain out of a mole hill.

Here is what I finally wound up with and it turns out to be exactly what
I wanted to achieve. And it was so simple to do.

Please realize that this is an early part of a work in progress. I know
there is errors in the code. I'll fix that later, its time for me to go
to bed.

http://www.texasflyfishers.org/guide.htm

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Scripsit Dave Kelly:

> Hi all.........
> Its me again.

You're supposed to quote or paraphrase what you are commenting on when you
send a comment.

> Here is what I finally wound up with and it turns out to be exactly
> what I wanted to achieve. And it was so simple to do.

And quite different from what you asked. You have now set a fixed centered
background image. Your main mistake was that you didn't explain what you
wanted to achieve in terms of visual impression, just an assumed technical
approach (as in the Subject line).

> http://www.texasflyfishers.org/guide.htm

Well, it might be what you really wanted, but it _looks_ like a baby or an
ape has been given your page and a pen to draw with, and it happened to mess
up your content and not the available empty space (of which the page mainly
consists, so it was really bad luck).

Why make the text less readable with a background image like that?

Or to take another perspective: If the image is useful or pretty, why make
it less useful and less pretty by spilling some text over it?

Positioning the image (as background) into the upper left corner so that you
carefully _avoid_ making it cover the text might be a much better idea.

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http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/

"Jukka K. Korpela" <jkorpela DeleteThis @cs.tut.fi> wrote in message
news:Siyvi.205860$315.24740@reader1.news.saunalahti.fi...
> You're supposed to quote or paraphrase what you are commenting on when you
> send a comment.

Get a life, Yucky.

> Well, it might be what you really wanted, but it _looks_ like a baby or an
> ape has been given your page and a pen to draw with, and it happened to
> mess up your content and not the available empty space (of which the page
> mainly consists, so it was really bad luck).

Actually, I kind of like it. It's kind of a neat way to show our beloved
Texas coastline from Sabine
Pass to the Rio Grande.

> Positioning the image (as background) into the upper left corner so that
> you carefully _avoid_ making it cover the text might be a much better
> idea.
>

Maybe, maybe not. It's your baby, Dave. Do it the way _you_ like it.


Bravo, Dave. I'll be checking your site often.

El

El Kabong wrote:
> "Jukka K. Korpela" <jkorpela.RemoveThis@cs.tut.fi> wrote in message
> news:Siyvi.205860$315.24740@reader1.news.saunalahti.fi...
>> You're supposed to quote or paraphrase what you are commenting on when you
>> send a comment.
>
> Get a life, Yucky.
>
>> Well, it might be what you really wanted, but it _looks_ like a baby or an
>> ape has been given your page and a pen to draw with, and it happened to
>> mess up your content and not the available empty space (of which the page
>> mainly consists, so it was really bad luck).
>
> Actually, I kind of like it. It's kind of a neat way to show our beloved
> Texas coastline from Sabine
> Pass to the Rio Grande.
>

Wow, didn't see that at first! As an artist I can say there are some
problems in design. I would not be so brutality blunt as Jukka but his
point is valid.

To OP if you want to do such as a "watermark" with text overlaid you
have to make special considerations with the image. If the recognition
of the image is important and not just an abstract design then your
image should be clearer in its design. Maybe a touch of green fill to
the land-side and blue to the gulf-side to improve recognition that we
are looking at a coastline and not a doodle. The fill could quickly fade
if your wish to emphasize the coastline. Next because this image is
deployed as a watermark you need to modify it so it does not obscure the
text. Desaturate the color and|or lower the contrast and|or blur and
soften the image.


>> Positioning the image (as background) into the upper left corner so that
>> you carefully _avoid_ making it cover the text might be a much better
>> idea.
>>

Another possibility, but I still say if this is supposed to be the Texas
coastline it should clear as to what we are looking at.


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Jonathan
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http://www.LittleWorksStudio.com

Why do you say that?


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Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 14:14:19
GMT El Kabong scribed:

>> Well, it might be what you really wanted, but it _looks_ like a baby
>> or an ape has been given your page and a pen to draw with, and it
>> happened to mess up your content and not the available empty space
>> (of which the page mainly consists, so it was really bad luck).
>
> Actually, I kind of like it. It's kind of a neat way to show our
> beloved Texas coastline from Sabine
> Pass to the Rio Grande.

The Texas coastline? Well that's a relief. I thought I had a noodle on my
screen that just wouldn't wash off.

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Neredbojias
Half lies are worth twice as much as whole lies.

In article <7521a$46bf291c$40cba7be$29633@NAXS.COM>,
"Jonathan N. Little" <lws4art DeleteThis @centralva.net> wrote:

> El Kabong wrote:
> > "Jukka K. Korpela" <jkorpela DeleteThis @cs.tut.fi> wrote in message
> > news:Siyvi.205860$315.24740@reader1.news.saunalahti.fi...

> >> Well, it might be what you really wanted, but it _looks_ like a baby or an
> >> ape has been given your page and a pen to draw with, and it happened to
> >> mess up your content and not the available empty space (of which the page
> >> mainly consists, so it was really bad luck).
> >
> > Actually, I kind of like it. It's kind of a neat way to show our beloved
> > Texas coastline from Sabine
> > Pass to the Rio Grande.
> >
>
> Wow, didn't see that at first! As an artist I can say there are some
> problems in design. I would not be so brutality blunt as Jukka but his
> point is valid.

Never mind the peccadillo about the coastline background, in
Safari, the empty spaces taking up valuable browser height seem
to have no function at all. OP might care to look into that
issue. See the page under different font size conditions in
different browsers.

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dorayme

"Neredbojias" <monstersquasher.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> The Texas coastline? Well that's a relief. I thought I had a noodle on
> my
> screen that just wouldn't wash off.

Were you checking to see if the pasta was done?

El

In article <5eKvi.12032$SV4.9442@trnddc08>,
"El Kabong" <davelong40 DeleteThis @verizon.net> wrote:

>
> "Neredbojias" <monstersquasher DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns998A6C437671Ananopandaneredbojias@198.186.190.161...
>
> >
> > The Texas coastline? Well that's a relief. I thought I had a noodle on
> > my
> > screen that just wouldn't wash off.
>
> Were you checking to see if the pasta was done?

Boji, now that Luigi is no longer with us (sob...) to explain to
you what this is about, I feel obliged to do it myself. Throwing
pasta at a flat vertical and seeing if it sticks or not is
claimed by some to be a measure of a satisfactory level of
cooking. But it is not reliable unless you use the very same
surface and observe finer details like the rate of slippage if
any, also the bit fished out of the pot should truly
representative of the rest and so on. Too many things to go into
at this point. I might have to knock up a page on it for Aunty
Dorayme's kitchen when I have time.

You can conduct a little experiment of your own if you doubt any
of this to confirm at least part of the story. The part easily
confirmed is that uncooked dry pasta will bounce off if thrown
with any force at all.

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dorayme

This is my thread so I am going to hijack it for another question.

Is the right click function for the use of the browser only or can I
intercept the signal and use it for my own desires?

I would like to left click to go to the URL and right click to go to
another folder where I can read/write a report on that person.

Is that possible?

TIA
Dave

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Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 20:39:29
GMT El Kabong scribed:

>
> "Neredbojias" <monstersquasher.DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns998A6C437671Ananopandaneredbojias@198.186.190.161...
>
>>
>> The Texas coastline? Well that's a relief. I thought I had a noodle
>> on my
>> screen that just wouldn't wash off.
>
> Were you checking to see if the pasta was done?

Well, since it was green, I was checking to see if the pasta was moldy or
alive.

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Half lies are worth twice as much as whole lies.

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 21:17:02
GMT dorayme scribed:

>> Were you checking to see if the pasta was done?
>
> Boji, now that Luigi is no longer with us (sob...) to explain to
> you what this is about, I feel obliged to do it myself. Throwing
> pasta at a flat vertical and seeing if it sticks or not is
> claimed by some to be a measure of a satisfactory level of
> cooking. But it is not reliable unless you use the very same
> surface and observe finer details like the rate of slippage if
> any, also the bit fished out of the pot should truly
> representative of the rest and so on. Too many things to go into
> at this point. I might have to knock up a page on it for Aunty
> Dorayme's kitchen when I have time.

Yep, you're right, that about sums up my expertise in the art of cooking.
I could burn a can of soup even if I peel the label off first.

> You can conduct a little experiment of your own if you doubt any
> of this to confirm at least part of the story. The part easily
> confirmed is that uncooked dry pasta will bounce off if thrown
> with any force at all.

Actually, I have tried this with bougars, but they just don't seem to
bounce worth a snot! Perhaps I have one of those recoilless flatscreens
which simply aren't much help in the pursuit of culinary or probiscal
pastimes.

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Neredbojias
Half lies are worth twice as much as whole lies.