cross-browser table gradients?

how do i create a liquid table with a gradient that works in nn and ie?

[tyler]

hello,

does anyone know how to create a gradient (vertical for now) for a left toolbar table that expands with content? i need it to work in nn and ie (so the DXImageTransform.Microsoft thing is out this is the ideal filter and it works perfectly but only in ie).

i've searched and searched but no technique is ideal. my client really wants it but it will be a pain if i have to create a custom sized background image for every new page (custom in the sense of vertical size). the only solution i have right now is to create a gradient that fits in a 640x480 window and then use a background color that matches the top or bottom of the gradient to "fill" as the window expands (make sense?). i think that size background graphic is 5k so it's not obscenely large.

does this question make sense? i'm hoping for a more "elegant" solution than what i've come up with so far.

ty

[korkus2000]

I think the solution that you have come up with is the best. Make one that will fit all sizes and use a background color that matches the bottom of the image.

[tyler]

that stinks...thanks though