[WSG] background won't repeat-y

2007-03-04 Thread Dwain Alford
i have done this before, but i can't seem to get this going. according to css definitive guide 3rd edition if i use the following css the background image is supposed to tile vertically: background: url(some-image.png) repeat-y; well, without a height and width on the image it doesn't appear

Re: [WSG] background won't repeat-y

2007-03-04 Thread Jake Tracey
Hey Dwain, Do you want the paint stripe to repeat as the background for the whole page? I tried background: url(../images/paint-stripe.png) repeat-y; on body {} and it worked fine. Hope this helps! Jake -- Jake Tracey http://www.jaketracey.com p.

Re: [WSG] background won't repeat-y

2007-03-04 Thread Dwain Alford
never mind, i figured it out. thanks for being there. dwain On 3/4/07, Dwain Alford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i have done this before, but i can't seem to get this going. according to css definitive guide 3rd edition if i use the following css the background image is supposed to tile

Re: [WSG] background won't repeat-y

2007-03-04 Thread Christian Montoya
On 3/5/07, Dwain Alford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i have done this before, but i can't seem to get this going. according to css definitive guide 3rd edition if i use the following css the background image is supposed to tile vertically: background: url(some-image.png ) repeat-y; well, without

Re: [WSG] background won't repeat-y

2007-03-04 Thread Mike at Green-Beast.com
Alford [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: web standards group wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 12:14 AM Subject: [WSG] background won't repeat-y i have done this before, but i can't seem to get this going. according to css definitive guide 3rd edition if i use the following css

Re: [WSG] background won't repeat-y

2007-03-04 Thread Dwain Alford
jake, this is what i wanted to do. i looked back at an old site where i had used a background image and all came out in the wash, so to speak. http://www.mppsi.com/ works great at 800x600. dwain On 3/4/07, Jake Tracey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Dwain, Do you want the paint stripe to

Re: [WSG] background won't repeat-y

2007-03-04 Thread Philippe Wittenbergh
On Mar 5, 2007, at 2:28 PM, Christian Montoya wrote: I'm almost certain that you need the positioning in that shorthand to make it work: background:url(some image) left top repeat-y; or center center, or anything really. No, you don't need. With shorthand, properties that are not specified