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Background Problem
Topic Started: Aug 6 2007, 10:36 AM (347 Views)
bKUYT Aug 6 2007, 10:36 AM Post #1

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 Ok I am trying to do a new background for my forum and it never looks good. Cause you know that you do your background image with a certain size and the forum automatically makes it a pattern and stitches them together to make it look a full background.

I wish that it could look the same from both sides and that I have a COOL background.

I'll give you the link so you can see for yourself how crap it looks and maybe you can understand what I am trying to say in some way.

LINK: http://www.my-liverpool.net
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JamSideDown Aug 6 2007, 10:41 AM Post #2
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juste milieu
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 My it does look quite bad. Are you wanting the section on the right to look the same as the one on the left?
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Ascension Aug 6 2007, 10:42 AM Post #3
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BODY { text-align: center; font-family: Tahoma; Verdana; Arial; sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: 000000; margin: 1px 1px 1px 1px; background-color:#F7F7F7;background-attachment: fixed; background-image: url(http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/55/testbgzr6.jpg)}



Have you tried changing that bolded part of the CSS to scroll?

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bKUYT Aug 6 2007, 10:46 AM Post #4

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 No I haven't changed that. I dont want to use the current IMAGE for background either cause its really crap - I need tips on what to do best in the background like the best SIZE, if I use text & images or maybe text only. And what can I change in the CSS to make it look better?

Whats the best thing to do?

Thanks for the help btw.
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JamSideDown Aug 6 2007, 10:47 AM Post #5
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juste milieu
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 If it was me, I wouldn't even use an image. I'd make the background just one colour. Do you want me to show you how to do that?
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bKUYT Aug 6 2007, 10:49 AM Post #6

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JamSideDown
Aug 6 2007, 10:47 AM
If it was me, I wouldn't even use an image. I'd make the background just one colour. Do you want me to show you how to do that?

Do you think it looks better though? Cause let me give you a link of another forum and see how it looks.

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www.lfcland.com
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JamSideDown Aug 6 2007, 10:50 AM Post #7
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juste milieu
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 I think the image makes it look messy. But thats just my opinion. :)
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Ascension Aug 6 2007, 10:50 AM Post #8
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 since your's looks like this,

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BODY { text-align: center; font-family: Tahoma; Verdana; Arial; sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: 000000; margin: 1px 1px 1px 1px; background-color:#F7F7F7;background-attachment: fixed; background-image: url(http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/55/testbgzr6.jpg)}


to do just one color you'd wanna change it too.

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BODY { background-image: url(); background-repeat: repeat-x; ffont-family: Tahoma; Verdana; Arial; sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: 000000; margin: 1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#000000; background-position: fixed; }


Then just change the bolded text to the color you'd want the background to be.
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bKUYT Aug 6 2007, 10:52 AM Post #9

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 OK thanks for the help - now all I need is a really Great RED colour code, I'll see which is best.

Off Topic: if you have noticed on my forum, the page keeps loading - what might that be?
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JamSideDown Aug 6 2007, 10:55 AM Post #10
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 No problem!

Heres a great red - #FF6666

It's the one we use. And page loading? I'll have a look.

Edit - It doesn't do it for me. What browser do you use?
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Ascension Aug 6 2007, 10:55 AM Post #11
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 It loaded everything up for me and then stop loading once everything was done.

Edit: if you wanna have a background like www.lfcland.com
you will have to make 3 or 4 different images and make sure they all flow together. Ill show you how they did it.

In there footers
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</head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" alink="#000000" vlink="#000000">
<center><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="725">
<tr>
<td><img src="http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t57/Rocket_28_/1topleft.jpg" /></td><td width="100%" background="http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t57/Rocket_28_/1top.jpg"></td><td><img src="http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t57/Rocket_28_/2topryt.jpg" /></td></tr>
<tr>
<td background="http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t57/Rocket_28_/1.jpg"><img src="http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t57/Rocket_28_/1.jpg" /></td><td>


Ok so now more in depth look. The Bolded text is the left bottom I believe.
The Italic is the Top Right
The underlined is the top,
and the Red is the top left. I believe.
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bKUYT Aug 6 2007, 10:57 AM Post #12

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Aug 6 2007, 10:55 AM
No problem!

Heres a great red - #FF6666

It's the one we use. And page loading? I'll have a look.

Edit - It doesn't do it for me. What browser do you use?

I use Firefox - I'll try that RED thanks

edit - I found a better Red I think :)
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JamSideDown Aug 6 2007, 10:59 AM Post #13
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bKUYT
Aug 6 2007, 10:57 AM
JamSideDown
Aug 6 2007, 10:55 AM
No problem!

Heres a great red - #FF6666

It's the one we use. And page loading? I'll have a look.

Edit - It doesn't do it for me. What browser do you use?

I use Firefox - I'll try that RED thanks

I'm a great IE lover. Scrap firefox. ^_^
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bKUYT Aug 6 2007, 11:00 AM Post #14

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JamSideDown
Aug 6 2007, 10:59 AM
bKUYT
Aug 6 2007, 10:57 AM
JamSideDown
Aug 6 2007, 10:55 AM
No problem!

Heres a great red - #FF6666

It's the one we use. And page loading? I'll have a look.

Edit - It doesn't do it for me. What browser do you use?

I use Firefox - I'll try that RED thanks

I'm a great IE lover. Scrap firefox. ^_^

You must be kidding, Firefox is much much better.

I love it much more than IE
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bKUYT Aug 6 2007, 11:01 AM Post #15

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Aug 6 2007, 10:55 AM
It loaded everything up for me and then stop loading once everything was done.

Edit: if you wanna have a background like www.lfcland.com
you will have to make 3 or 4 different images and make sure they all flow together. Ill show you how they did it.

In there footers
Quote:
 
</head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" alink="#000000" vlink="#000000">
<center><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="725">
<tr>
<td><img src="http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t57/Rocket_28_/1topleft.jpg" /></td><td width="100%" background="http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t57/Rocket_28_/1top.jpg"></td><td><img src="http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t57/Rocket_28_/2topryt.jpg" /></td></tr>
<tr>
<td background="http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t57/Rocket_28_/1.jpg"><img src="http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t57/Rocket_28_/1.jpg" /></td><td>


Ok so now more in depth look. The Bolded text is the left bottom I believe.
The Italic is the Top Right
The underlined is the top,
and the Red is the top left. I believe.

Oh nice thanks for that - Maybe i'll try it out, cheers
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