Changing Background image....

[bloukline]

I find where to change the color on the style sheet, and in my mind, I should be able to add background-image in a format defined in several tutorials, but when I do the whole screen set up changes - I loose my side bars, they are replaced with some acceptable colored blocks, and the center box expands to the width of the (wide) screen minus the two pretty side bar replacemetn box, but that's not what I want. I take out the image and guess what - I still get the boxes!

Egads, the rest of the program seems so simple, why can't I get this to work....

Well, I moved it to a different directory to try another cart - well, that one isn't beefy enough for me, so I am back to trying to make this one work. I was going to post a link but now it wants to re-install its self - I guess I will try this and see if the funky side boxes disappear, but I still need to put the background up...

Any ideas?

Betty Lou

[IGD]

This is a shot in the dark as a link would be helpful, but my guess is that you created a new template directory and then switched in your admin control panel to use that template directory.

By doing so you lost your classic template layout and your template is using your the template_default settings. whenever you switch to a new layout as well, your tools > layout boxes will reset so you will need to re add which side boxes you want to appear.

My suggestion is if you just wish to use the classic template, simply either modify the classic template, or copy the contents of includes > templates > classic to includes > templates > "the template you created"

again, shot in the dark based on your description of the problem.

-Dan.

[bloukline]

OK, I got the thru the re-install and here is the link - the side bars are still colored but now populated -

http://www.yourquietretreat.com/YQRzen/index.php

I hope this will help you help me!!

Come to think of it - I think I tried to change the font colors - one was teal, but don't remember the pink or brown....

[bloukline]

OK, I got the classic template set up back - now will someone please tell me how to add a background image!!!

[IGD]

GOOD JOB!

ok so depending on how you setup your template, if your using classic then go to includes/templates/classic/css/stylesheet.css

find body {

and change background-color to what i have as the background below

body {
margin: 0;
font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 62.5%;
color: #000000;
background: #e5edf5 url(../images/your-image.jpg);

}

[bloukline]

yeah - thanks for the reply - did this refreshed - same old same old...

[bloukline]

tried again was able to change the background color but still not the image...., tried the font color changes - another no go....

[bloukline]

I WIN I WIN I WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The image goes in the template image file, not the main image file!

Well, DUH! That does make sense.

Now does anyone know how to make the white menus transparent?

[bloukline]

I'm having fun now!!!!

I'm figuring this out with a little help from a friend (Thanks btw)!!! To make the main area (wrapper) transparent - just remove the background color!!

Hope this is helping someone else!!

[HeathenPeddler]

Any tips on this for me? I'm trying to put a background image on my site but I can't get it to work.

body {
margin: 0;
font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 62.5%;
color: #5F4233;
background: #f1e8e1 url(../images/bg.gif);
}

That's what I've got in the css file, I've uploaded the bg.gif image to the images folder, the template images folder, everywhere I could think of! Still no joy