Using Image as background

[guanajay]

I'm trying to use an image as a background.
<td width="2%" background="/images/cornerblue.gif">&nbsp;</td>
when checking the page on w3c.org keep getting an error message that background it's not supported, looking everywhere for some info but so far have not found any.
Any input?

[Fotiman]

You should be using CSS for presentation. Background images are considered presentation.

It also looks like you're trying to use tables for layout. That too is a no no. :) Check out this article for some useful rounded corner examples using CSS instead.

Search for an article on A List Apart on MountainTop Corners

Good luck.
-Peter

I tidied reference, Suzy

[edited by: SuzyUK at 10:11 pm (utc) on Oct. 25, 2005]
[edit reason] sorry no URLs see TOS #13 [WebmasterWorld.com] [/edit]

[SuzyUK]

Hi guanajay and Welcome to WebmasterWorld!

background="/images/cornerblue.gif"

should be

style="background: url(/images/cornerblue.gif)"

background is not a supported attribute..

butd seeing as you're in the CSS forum I presume you're trying to CSS it.. :) so it should be declared via the style attribute as shown above (or in an external stylesheet) using the CSS Background property [w3.org]

Suzy

[Don_Hoagie]

It is against the Forum Charter to post non-authoritive URLs. Have a read when you get the chance [webmasterworld.com]. The URL you posted will also be taken care of shortly I imagine.

SuzyUK summed it up just fine, and pointed out the error, but I think perhaps if guanajay is a newbie-CSSer, it might be more informative perhaps to post some more info:

"Background" will cover you for anything having to do with a background, as SuzyUK pointed out. But the specific attribute defined by CSS, contained within that all-encompassing "background" attribute, is "background-image"; i.e.

style="background-image: url(example.jpg);"

If your sole interest is to use CSS to insert a background image, you would use that line of code, or get rid of the "-image" if you like.

[edited by: SuzyUK at 10:15 pm (utc) on Oct. 25, 2005]
[edit reason] a little tidying.. [/edit]

[guanajay]

Thanks