CSS - Gradient On The Sides Of The Page
Hi all,
I am trying to do the following: I want to have a page essentially divided into 3 sections: left side|middle|right side. On the left and right sides of the page, I would like to have a gradient that is a dark shade of gray starting from the edge of the screen and getting lighter as it reaches the middle section of the page. I have seen some tutorials on the web describing how this is accomplished, but I have not had much luck. I have been told that an easy way to do this would be to treat the page as a large table, with the centre cell being another table. I am pretty sure that this is poor design, but I am unsure about how to do this the proper way. As for the gradient portion, the tutorials indicate that I should make an image that is a few pixels in height and x number of pixels in width, and just do something similar to this: Code: .grad{ background:url("gradient.jpg") top left repeat-y; } where "gradient.jpg" is the image I created. I could then apply the "grad" class to any element I wish, but I can not get this to work. Any ideas would be helpful. Similar TutorialsI'm using CSS to create a gradient, and all is well except for the bottom of the page: http://www.area51entertainment.co/gradient_problem.png For some reason it's placing a red bar at the bottom of the gradient. Any ideas why? http://www.area51entertainment.co/index.php EDIT: Fixed using the following: Code: background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; Is it possible to tell CSS to make the border for say, a table, show on three sides? (Not one, not four, not two....three sides) Right, I'm a bit out of options on what else I can choose to do with my DIV tags and their properties but it's prolly a common problem. I'm trying to make a website where I have my main div in the center of the page. Next to that main div I want to have 2 DIV's, each on either side, which have a fixed width and a background image. Now the trick to it all, is that the sides should resize the moment I size the browser to a small one. I can get them to be on either side, but just getting them to resize and not my main window is something I can't seem to get the work. Anyone has any tips for me ? Hello all I have an elastic design in which an image clips to the appropriate size via overflow: hidden. Is there any way to control which sides are cropped? What I mean is, can one emulate the background-position property for IMGes with overflow: hidden? Thanks Tom This problem just started happening, but frustratingly I can't remember what I was changing when it started happening. The problem is that (almost) all the images on the site seem to be "bumped" 1px out of place, with a black border showing on the top and left hand sides of the images. This is not showing up with ALL images, however. I've embedded an image and you can see the effect on the logo, on the graphics in the body text, and on the sub-menu items (with the 'empty' box icons). However the effect does not occur on the menu items with the 'full' box icons. OK, apparently, I CAN'T EMBED AN IMAGE. Or a link to an image. Or a link to the site in question. SO I have no idea how I am actually supposed to get help for this problem. If someone can PSYCHICALLY DEDUCE what the problem might be without being able to view the site or an image of the problem, that'd be ACE! GAAAAH Alright, let's see if we can do this with JUST the CSS & HTML. Here is the CSS: Code: html { margin: 0; padding: 0; min-height: 100%; height: auto; } body { margin: 0; padding: 0; background-color: #FFFFFF; background-image:url('background-index.gif'); font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #666666; min-width: 900px; min-height: 100%; } img { border:0; } a:link { text-decoration: none; color: #0096db; } a:hover { text-decoration: underline; } a:visited { color: #00abc7; text-decoration: none; } #header { width:900px; height:80px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #0096db; } #logo { float:left; width:140px; margin:0; padding:0; } #head_nav { width:760px; position:relative; float: right; background-color: #ebf9ff; height: 80px; margin:0; padding:0; } #clear_both { clear:both; } #sidenav { float:left; width:100px; padding-left:10px; padding-top:0; margin-top:0; } #content_wrap { float:right; width:760px; background-color: #ebf9ff; background-image:url('content-background.gif'); } #content { float:left; width:500px; } #content h1, h2, h3, ul { padding-top: 15px; padding-left: 15px; } #content p { padding-left: 15px; } #focus_box { width:260px; float: right; margin-top:0; padding-top:0; } #focus_box h1 { padding-top:15px; } #focus_box p, h1, ul { padding-left:15px; } table.blue_highlight { border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:#0096db; margin-left:15px; margin-right:15px; padding-top:15px; padding:0; margin:0; } #menu2 { float: left; width: 200px; } #main { float: right; } p { font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #666666; } ul { font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #666666; } h1 { font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; color: #0096db; } h2 { font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color:#666666; font-weight: bold; } a:link { font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: ; } /*!!!!!!!!!!! MENU STYLES FOR LEVEL1MENU !!!!!!!!!!!*/ #level1menu { position:absolute; bottom:0px; padding-left:60px; } #sitemap li { margin-left: 15px; } #sitemap ul { margin-bottom:15px; } #sitemap ul li ul { margin-left:15px; } And here is the HTML: Code: <%@ LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT" %> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "(URL address blocked: See forum rules)"> <html xmlns="(URL address blocked: See forum rules)" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <title>BB Group Homes</title> <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "(URL address blocked: See forum rules)"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <style type="text/css">@import "style.css";</style> </head> <body class="developments"> <div id="header"> <div id="logo"> <!--#INCLUDE FILE="logo.asp" --> </div> <!--END LOGO--> <div id="head_nav"> <!-- #INCLUDE FILE="menutop.asp" --> <!-- END MENU_TOP --> <div id="level1menu"> <!-- #INCLUDE FILE="level1menu.asp" --> </div> <!--END level1menu--> </div> <!--END HEADER --> <div id="clear_both"></div> <div id="sidenav"> <!-- #INCLUDE FILE="menu_developments.asp" --> </div> <div id="content_wrap"> <img src="banner_developments1.png"> <div id="focus_box"> <!-- #INCLUDE FILE="focus_boxes.asp" --> </div> <div id="content"> <h1>Developments</h1> <table class="blue_highlight"> <tr> <td><a href="golfsociety.asp"><img src="Golf_society_residence_logo.gif"></a></td> <td><h2>Golf Society Residence</h2> <p>The Golf society project was initiated for a variety of reasons, some of which include the scenic environmental landscape, increasing trend of Bodrum as a holiday destination for tourists and natives, the beach and the close proximity to the airport.</p> <p><a href="golfsociety.asp">-> More</a></p></td> </tr> </table> <table class="blue_highlight"> <tr> <td><a href="thevillage.asp"><img src="thevillagelogo.gif"></a></td> <td><h2>The Village Bodrum - Tuzla</h2> <p>You will find everything you have dreamed of at Vita Park Golf Resort, a world-c1*** destination in the heart of the peninsula Bodrum, the famed pearl of the Aegean Sea. </p> <p><a href="thevillage.asp">-> More</a></p> </td></tr></table> <table class="blue_highlight"> <tr> <td><a href="bluemarina.asp"><img src="bluemarinalogo.gif"></a></td> <td><h2>Blue Marina Bodrum - Yalikavak</h2> <p>Blue Marina Apartments, overlooking the spectacular view of Yalıkavak amongst the centeranian olive trees, designed for all year long living, your comfort and every desire is planned to the finest detail. </p> <p><a href="bluemarina.asp">-> More</a></p> </td></tr></table> <table class="blue_highlight"> <tr> <td><a href="bluelife.asp"><img src="bluelifelogo.gif"></a></td> <td><h2>Blue Life Bodrum -Yalikavak</h2> <p>Each villa has a magnificent sea view which can not be blocked. They has own entrance & garden, swimming pool with 40 sqm, wooden terrace with 40 sqm for sunbathing, garage for 2 cars and is 100 metres distance to the sea. The living rooms have high vault ceilings.</p> <p><a href="bluelife.asp">-> More</a></p> </td></tr></table> <table class="blue_highlight"> <tr> <td><a href="bluelife.asp"><img src="bluelifelogo.gif"></a></td> <td><h2>Kalkan Luxus Villas</h2> <p>Each villa has a magnificent sea view which can not be blocked. They has own entrance & garden, swimming pool with 40 sqm, wooden terrace with 40 sqm for sunbathing, garage for 2 cars and is 100 metres distance to the sea. The living rooms have high vault ceilings.</p> <p><a href="bluelife.asp">-> More</a></p> </td></tr></table> <p></p> </div> </div> </body> </html> </body> </html> A lot of the images that are showing the 1px-off problem are contained in the SSIs (I don't think anyone here wants me to post the full content of the SSIs, do they?) but quite a few of the images in the main HTML are, as well: banner_developments1.png & all the logos. This would be a lot easier if I could show you a picture of what was going on. hey all, i have just been looking at this site http://www.dynasig.net/index.php after seeing a link on devshed to it and i really like the menu...thing is i can't seem to get the gradient like they have it... any ideas?? thanks in advanced to anyone who can reply RF Hi. I would like to create a gradient similar to the microsoft website. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads Look how the gradients at the top and bottom of the page work. Im sure this is not simply repeating an image. Does anyone know how this works? or can point me in the direction of a tutorial on how to achieve this? I looked at the microsoft site in Opera and NS, and the dynamic grad only seems to work in IE. So im guessing that you can also set a bkgnd image? for the other browsers? many thanks. Hello, I created a 1px x 1000px image for my background that is a gradient. In my css I have the following code: background-image: url(images/background.jpg); background-repeat: repeat-x; Now, on longer pages (that obviously exceed 1000px) the graphic stops. Is there a way to get around this using CSS code, or should I just make the graphic longer? Thanks! Hey everyone. Can anyone tell me why the blue container backgrounds on my development site... http://cmsbase.stealthwd.ca are having a gradient in ie? I'm talking about the news, twitter, main copy etc containers. It's supposed to just repeat the image, but its making the image a gradient from left to right. Other browsers are fine. Please and thanks! Hi all, I have searched all over and can't seem to find an answer. I am looking for a template or tutorial on how to build a center content area with a drop shadow on top of a gradient background. An exact example would be: www.fatwallet.com points2shop.com Thanks for any guidance! My apologies if this is a total newb question, however I am quite a newb with CSS (but trying to learn). What I am trying to do is change a color (say red) from position 0,0 to black at position 100,100. I am sure this is possible as I have seen a couple of close examples but nothing that matches what I am trying to do (and I must admit with my limited understanding of CSS I can't figure it out). ANy help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. TJ My css has the following code: Code: table.main { margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: darkcyan; } body { font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; /* fallback (Opera) */ background: #9933CC; /* Mozilla: */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #9933CC, #E8E8E8); /* Chrome, Safari:*/ background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#9933CC), to(#E8E8E8)); /* MSIE */ filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient(StartColorStr='#9933CC', EndColorStr='#E8E8E8', GradientType=0); } The main table is colored correctly and the gradient background works...but it stops at the bottom of the main table and restarts until the bottom of the page (my monitor is a nice bigger one so it's taller vertically than the web page). how do i make the gradient last the entire page? thanks in advance!!! -gavman I want to setup tab links / tab strips like shown in the following article: http://www.codeproject.com/html/css_round.asp However, in addition to rounded corners, id like to have the individual tabs use a gradient. Its the center part that im not sure how to handle. Help ?!!! Can you do something like the following: Code: a.tab { color: #000; background: #fb0 url("left-tab.gif") left top no-repeat; text-decoration: none; padding-left: 10px } a.tab span { background: url("right-tab.gif") right top no-repeat; padding-right: 10px } /*my addition and it does not work */ a.tab span div { background: url("center-tab.gif") center top repeat-x; } And then use the links like so: Code: <a href="#"><span><div>Home</div></span></a> Hi all, I think I came across it a while ago, but I can not find it now. There was this trick on how to make a CSS gradient background, it was something like background-color: #123456 50%; or something like it. That thing is supposed to fill up a table cell or an entire page with gradient background, if anybody knows what I am saying, assist me, please. I wish I could describe it better than that, but I don't think I can! Thank you, Chris how is that possible cross browser without javascript (i dont know if these filters in IE is javascript but they are good) i know its possible...only i dont know how.. must be someone here who know i thought thanx a lot in advance Hi, What would be the best way to create a hover effect as seen on the "Get Started" button he http://themeforest.net/item/mingle-multipurpose-wordpress-theme/full_screen_preview/235056 Thanks! Given an element of a fixed width but varying heights, is there a way to give that element a gradient background that would scale to the height? I would be really impressed if someone could show me a way. Thanks. I really strive to stay as close to design when I get a psd from a graphic designer. Sometimes that can be a challenge such as the situation I am having now. If you look at this page Osake Restaurant you will see a header on the page that reads Restaurant Menu. This header is using a custom font called Lato. I have uploaded a screenshot of the layer styles for drop shadow and gradient. Screen Shot Below is some code I found from a tutorial for css drop-shadow - Code: /* default setup that everything sees */ .shadow { /* needed for Internet explorer */ height: 1em; filter: Shadow(Color=#666666, Direction=135, Strength=5); /* Needed for Gecko */ line-height: 2em; white-space: nowrap; } /* * used by browsers which know about * :before to create the shadow */ .shadow:before { display: block; margin: 0 0 -2.12em 0.15em; padding: 0; color: #666666; } #shadow_1:before { content: 'In shadow'; } #second_2:before { content: 'Happy Shadowing!'; } /*\*/ html*.shadow { [color:red;/* required by Safari * so that [] is correctly * begun. associated with * the property, yet hiding * it. Seen by IE6 */ /* * seen by IE6 and Safari, but hidden * from Gecko */ text-shadow: #666666 5px 5px 5px; ]color:auto; /* resets color for IE6 */ }/**/ /* * end hack using dummy attribute selector * for IE5 mac */ .dummyend[id]{clear: both;} /*\*/ html*.shadow:before { [color:red;/* required by Safari. seen by IE6 */ /* * seen by IE6 and Safari, but hidden * from Gecko */ display: none; ]color:auto; /* resets color for IE6 */ }/**/ /* * end hack using dummy attribute selector * for IE5 mac */ .dummyend[id]{clear: both;} My question is how do I go from those settings in PSD to a equivalent look in HTML w/ CSS. Do I just play around with it or is there a more precise way. Also what about for gradient. Hopefully others can learn from this thread as well. Thanks! Tom Hello all How can I perform a vertical gradient fill with a color starting from #0075bc and ending in black (#000000), given am using the background property in css? |