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I have a problem with one of my sites when running under the 'rather old' combination of Windows NT4 and IE5.5. The problem does not occur with more up-to-date browsers and operationg systems, but still - I would like to understand what is going on!
My home page loads OK, other than the background image associated with the menu buttons. This is a bitmap file, stored in a subdirectory of the directory where the html and stylesheet files are kept.
The CSS for the appropriate DIV is of the usual form -
background-image: url(graphics/background.bmp);
but this won't load - the status bar just sits there with a message saying something like '2 items remaining - downloading .... bmp file name etc.). As a result of this problem, I can't then see any images on other pages on the site, presumeably because they are all queued up behind the background.bmp file download!
As I said before, this doesn't happen with, say, Windows XP and IE6.0. I can't find a description of this problem anywhere on Internet forums - has anyone experienced it before?
I should also mention that the image concerned is a gradient background image - fade from one colour to another...
Your advice will be greatly appreciated.
IE5.5 doesnt like bmps ( they are not a website friendly format ) ..
Change it to an optimised jpeg ..and your problem will go away ..even on IE 5.5 ;-)
oops ..fergot me manners ..
welcome to WebmasterWorld :)
[edited by: Leosghost at 11:11 am (utc) on Oct. 30, 2006]
