Thanks so much Georg, it worked!
I'm still learning my way around CSS but enjoying it as I go.


Gunlaug Sørtun wrote:
> Gavin & Sharon wrote:
>   
>> The problem I've been trying to solve is that the background-image 
>> does not appear behind the floats.
>>     
>
>   
>> http://www.gateway.org.nz/v2/example.php
>>     
>
> The container doesn't expand to contain those floats, which is correct
> according to CSS standards. The result is that the background-image has
> no container-space to repeat down.
>
> To make it expand, add...
>
> div.half_block_center
> {
> overflow: hidden;
> }
>
> * html div.half_block_center
> {
> overflow: visible;
> width: 100%;
> }
>
> ...which is according to specs[1] for the good browsers, and according
> to Microsoft[2] for IE/win. Looking good in my browsers.
>
> regards
>       Georg
>
> [1]http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/visuren.html#q15
> [2]http://www.satzansatz.de/cssd/onhavinglayout.html
>   
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