Sounds like your bg img is as big as its container. Makes sense. I'm really not understanding what you want.
On Friday, May 22, 2015, Crest Christopher <crestchristop...@gmail.com> wrote: > Background-size: 100% auto, scales the background image smaller. If I add > to the element width:<width of the image> the size of the background image > is perfect, in other words, the exact results I want. Is it recommended to > add width, unless you are using a positioning for the element ? > > No other background-size method you suggested gives me the same results as > just using; width ! > > Karl DeSaulniers <mailto:k...@designdrumm.com> >> Thursday, May 21, 2015 1:26 AM >> Try one of these Chris. >> >> background-size: 100% auto; //Full width proportionate height (gets cut >> off by size of container) >> background-size: 100% 100%; full width and height (stretchy) >> background-size: auto 100%; //Full height proportional width (gets cut >> off by size of container) >> >> HTH, >> >> Best, >> >> Karl DeSaulniers >> Design Drumm >> http://designdrumm.com >> >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> css-discuss [css-d@lists.css-discuss.org] >> http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d >> List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ >> List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html >> Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ >> Crest Christopher <mailto:crestchristop...@gmail.com> >> Thursday, May 21, 2015 1:22 AM >> Background-size, or bg:cover won't cause a background graphic to be the >> actual width of the graphic, instead {width} works, can this be used on a >> background image ? >> > ______________________________________________________________________ > css-discuss [css-d@lists.css-discuss.org] > http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d > List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ > List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html > Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ > -- Tom Livingston | Senior Front End Developer | Media Logic | ph: 518.456.3015x231 | fx: 518.456.4279 | medialogic.com #663399 ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [css-d@lists.css-discuss.org] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/