adding a background image

[gjh42]

This is the image you want in the background, right?

body {
	margin: 0;
	font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 25%;
	color: #000000;
	background-color: #e5edf5;
        background-image: url(/domain/cart.bnbsoccer.com/html/includes/templates/custombnb/images/bikini.gif);
	}

The best way to specify background images in your stylesheet is like this:

url(../images/bikini.gif)

body {
	margin: 0;
	font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 25%;
	color: #000000;
	background-color: #e5edf5;
        background-image: url(../images/bikini.gif);
	}

[BnBSports]

So I put in the code on how you gave it to me, and it isn't doing anything. I've tried it with multiple image backgrounds. I put it in my custombnb/images folder and I still get nothing. What am I doing wrong. This is the code that I have:

body {
margin: 0;
font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 25%;
color: #000000;
background-color: #e5edf5;
background-image: url(/domain/cart.bnbsoccer.com/html/includes/templates/custombnb/images/back2.jpg);
}

[gjh42]

Get rid of that /domain/cart.bnbsoccer.com/html/includes/templates/custombnb/images/back2.jpg and replace it with ../images/back2.jpg, as the post above mentions.

[BnBSports]

Ok. What I think it was, was the margin on my page. I just shrunk it down just a little bit and I can see my background image I have been wanting to put it on there. But now I can't shrink it up any more. How do I do that?

[gjh42]

You have #navColumnOne and #navColumnTwo each set to 300px wide in admin > Configuration > Layout Settings > Column Left/Right Width. This is double the sidebox width and is causing the big black margins (also squeezing the center column to death!)

[BnBSports]

OK. I took off the columns. And i have the background images i want to put in. Is there any way i could merge the leftcolumn and the centercolumn??

[gjh42]

Putting sidebar content into the center column can be done, but requires custom coding. Some people have posted about doing it in the past, and you may be able to find pointers by searching the forum.

What sideboxes do you want to use in the center?

[lj111970]

AHHHHHH I love you!!!!!
Thank you SO MUCH!!!!
I have been fighting with this for 3 days and was about to quit until I found this thread. I can't believe it was so simple and I missed it grrr.
Anyways - thanks SO MUCH!!!!

This is the image you want in the background, right?

body {
    margin: 0;
    font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: 25%;
    color: #000000;
    background-color: #e5edf5;
        background-image: url(/domain/cart.bnbsoccer.com/html/includes/templates/custombnb/images/bikini.gif);
    }

The best way to specify background images in your stylesheet is like this:

url(../images/bikini.gif)

body {
    margin: 0;
    font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: 25%;
    color: #000000;
    background-color: #e5edf5;
        background-image: url(../images/bikini.gif);
    }

[tactician]

read all the posts stil haveissues with the background not showing here is what i have

E:/inetpub/vhosts/tale4resources.com/httpdocs/includes/templates/t4r/css/stylesheet.css

E:/inetpub/vhosts/tale4resources.com/httpdocs/includes/templates/t4r/images/background.jpg

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

what seems to be the problem?

[tactician]

says i can edit my posts but there is no button to, anyway there is a ; after repeat;