Re: Creating watermarks

All-
I stand corrected. Fuzzy was right. It only scrolls in IE. See what happens
when you don't test thoroughly?

Thanks for all your input.
-B

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike O'Lary" <ctfuzzy(at)canopy.net>
To: <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 1:53 PM
Subject: Re: Creating watermarks


> Excellent suggestion  Bab ( <chuckle> and I thought Fuzzy was an odd name
> ;-0)!
>
> May I respectfully offer "the rest of the story" (sorry Paul Harvey)?
>
> Be very careful about file size. Barbara's image used in the example (
> http://www.discoveryservices.com/ )is only 8 k. TINY by screen sized image
> standards. Chances are pretty slim you will be able to create a like sized
> file without a lot of practice (knowledge) and a simple graphic -forget
> anything even close to photo realistic.
>
> Secondly . . .
>
> The "fixedBG" attribute is MSIE specific. Everyone else on the planet,
that
> can view bg images, will see the BG scroll right along with the page.
>
> In closing . . . I would probably go with (and historically have gone
with)
> this very solution (minus the fixedbg attribute) when necessary, and IF,
I
> could still keep the page under twenty to thirty seconds ~total~ on a 28.8
> modem. I'm just glad Bab said it first :-)
>
> HTH,
> Fuzzy.
>
>
> At 11:39 AM 8/24/00 -0600, Barbara wrote:
> >Or, you could do something as simple as what you'll see @
> >discoveryservices.com. I made the background an image large enough to
fill
> >the screen, with the watermark in the middle. Then, designated:
> >bgproperties="fixed". That will keep the background static (not moving)
> >while the rest of the site scrolls over it.
> >
> >Hope this helps-
> >-B
> >Babbs' Web Shop
> >www.babbswebshop.com
>

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