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Resolved Question

Why bg image work in ie, not others

Dec 22, 2011 11:49PM PST

I use a background image on my personal web site but it does not show in Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Opera? It is in CSS. http://grasshopper49.com

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background fixed
Dec 30, 2011 12:09AM PST

It took days of trying different things, but finally I got it to work. I learned several things including how to add more pages so I split the site.

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Congrats
Dec 30, 2011 4:23AM PST

Glad you figured it out. And yes, it's good to use multiple pages. That's what navigation is for lol

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It's amazing it works at all. See link.
Dec 22, 2011 11:51PM PST
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thanks
Dec 23, 2011 1:31AM PST

I just read a book and put it together. That will give me something to work on for awhile. I wish I was able to go to school. I am retired and do this for a hobby.

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There are things that only work in specific browsers.
Dec 23, 2011 1:37AM PST

But the first thing I did was check the code with the site I use all the time. Since there were so many errors I only offered that rather than see if this was something else.

Bob

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Whatever book you had - BURN it
Dec 23, 2011 8:24AM PST

It taught you some very bad coding practices. Also, vertical scrolling, within reason, is perfectly fine, but on your site, my right index finger just ran a marathon on the mouse-wheel.

Look for some current online tutorials and start over.

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The Book
Dec 23, 2011 9:01PM PST

It is probally me and not the book, although the book is from 2007. Any suggestions on a better book?

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How about online tutorials?
Dec 24, 2011 1:41AM PST
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HTML, XHTML & CSS
Dec 24, 2011 9:56AM PST

By Elizabeth Castro. I will try the online tutorial.

Thanks
Richard

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w3c is your best friend
Dec 29, 2011 5:11PM PST

Not only will it validate your coding like the first link in this thread has shown, but it also has tons of really useful information for beginners. It has all the basics of HTML and CSS as well as advanced techniques and knowledge.

You could also learn from css3.com