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laurenne
10-04-2004, 11:14 PM
Can an image map be used as a background for a page? Because I want it to be a fixed image. Is there a way to fix an image map, without making it into a background? Is there a way to fix just a regular image, at all?

Thanks if anyone can help! :)
pb&j
10-04-2004, 11:18 PM
image map cannot be set as a background. it must be a real image.

for the stationary aspect, perhaps use frames? hard to give a definite answer unless you can explain on it further or provide an example. thanks.
laurenne
10-05-2004, 03:16 AM
I thought I might have to use frames, but I just wanted to make sure. Thank you!
coryheasman
10-07-2004, 10:15 AM
Can an image map be used as a background for a page? Because I want it to be a fixed image. Is there a way to fix an image map, without making it into a background? Is there a way to fix just a regular image, at all?

Thanks if anyone can help! :)

When you say "fix" do you mean like, so when someone scrolls down the background stays? If so then no, you don't need to use frames.. You just have to add some code to your <body> tag.

Code being <body background="image.jpg" bgproperties="fixed">
pb&j
10-07-2004, 01:11 PM
When you say "fix" do you mean like, so when someone scrolls down the background stays? If so then no, you don't need to use frames.. You just have to add some code to your <body> tag.

Code being <body background="image.jpg" bgproperties="fixed">
please be sure to try to answer with correct information.
bgproperties fixed will make the background image static, not page images.
(again) image maps must be page images, not background images.
coryheasman
10-07-2004, 07:25 PM
I wouldn't say it was incorrect. I may have misread her post though. I thought she was trying to turn an image map into a background, but since you can't do that then I was thinking she just wanted an image on her background to stick so when scrolling the BG stays but the letter's or whatnot move. If you read my post correctly you'd see "When you say "fix" do you mean like, so when someone scrolls down the background stays?" ... therefor the info I gave was correct.

How about giving the newbie a good welcome to the board, instead of a bashing of one of his first posts?

and I've never used Image Maps before so I may not be completely positive on what an Image Map is. I was simply putting in my two cents.
pb&j
10-07-2004, 08:22 PM
replies to questions are appreciated.

yes, the reply you gave would be correct if that was the question asked, however the question was about making an image map (or other regular image) stationary.

my previous post was not meant to sound like "bashing". it was correcting.

as like everyone else visiting the forums... please read the questions asked, read the answers given, and feel free to post any new and relevant information that will benefit the topic at hand.

welcome to the LEIA forums.