Background images in _tables_ -- though not table cells -- are supported by
IE 3 and later and Netscape 4 and later. Just use <table
background="path/to/image.jpg">
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> From: James Pollard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: web design question
> Date: Friday, November 20, 1998 4:53 PM
>
> Quoting Matthew Parry ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> >
> >
> > I was wondering whether it was possible to overlay text on to an
image in
> > HTML... specifying a background image for a table cell or something
like
> > that. I think I've seen it done before, but of course I can't find
the
> > website now.
> >
> > You could use style sheets for this. Just define a style such as
> >
> > <style>
> > .foo {
> > margin-top: -5em
> > }
> > </style>
> >
> > in the header and put a <div class=foo>text</div> below the image.
> >
> yup, i think this is what he wanted, and i think it is more related to
layers
> than style sheets (although they are so tightly wrapped who knows).
either
> way, you're going to want to know some javascript. if you're using
netscape,
> i have some links that i'd recommend for learning their DHTML.
>
>
http://developer.netscape.com/library/documentation/communicator/dynhtml/ind
ex.htm
> http://developer.netscape.com/library/examples/dhtml.html
>
>
> these next two are javascript links that will introduce the pre-DHTML
features:
>
http://developer.netscape.com/library/documentation/communicator/jsguide/js1
_2.htm
> http://home.netscape.com/eng/mozilla/3.0/handbook/javascript/
>
> -James
>
>
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