Fixed header with transparent background CSS oddity - html

I've been baffled by a CSS issue with a fixed header, so I'll just jump into it.
Basically I'm using the same image fixed position for both the header and a div in the body, to make it look like a seamless background. Then as you scroll down, the content in the div goes under the transparent header. But something is going wrong once I scroll past the end of the div with the background image. I've played with z-index, but Chrome/Safari doesn't seem to like that. (I can only imagine how IE would handle this). Works as intended for me on Firefox 16.
Anyways, the site itself is at www.meeker.io. Any help in the right direction is greatly appreciated.

try changing your css:
.topBar {
background: url(bgRailsColor3.png) no-repeat top left;
}
.rails {
background: url(bgRailsColor3.png) no-repeat top left fixed;
}

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Background stops before the bottom of the div

I have an issue with the background of my banner where the background stops before the bottom of the div. As a results there is a big white space at the bottom.
This is a responsive website and the issue only happens after the screen size goes below 1250px (just resize your browser and you will see it).
I have tried tweaking the HTML/CSS in using firebug as much as I could (adding clearfixes ect) but nothing I tried had any results.
This is how it looks at full size, and how it should look:
This is how it looks when under 1250px with the unwanted space under it:
This is the website.
Your background image height is short, you need to modify your .slider1 class as
.slider1 {
background: url("../images/banner-background-01.jpg") repeat-x scroll center 100% transparent;
/* Rest of the styles goes here */
}
Also, as you commented, you can also try using background-size property with the y parameter that means the vertical size set to 100%
Try removing the repeat-x from the background property for .slider1. That should cause the background image to repeat in both x and y which is the default.
It would be more helpful if you had posted some code as well, but probably the quickest way to solve your issue would be to add the following CSS:
.slider1 {
background-size: 100% 100%;
}

HTML/CSS: Gradient transition from dynamic content to background on iPad. See live example

Here is an example of how I am currently implementing this functionality:
EXAMPLE
The content div can change in height dynamically when items are added or removed so I need the gradient to move with it. This works great in desktop browsers... However when you view it on an iPad and scroll down (moving the entire body up) it looks strange because of the position:fixed on the gradient div. Note that this is only a problem when the content div is smaller than the viewport. If the content div is larger than the viewport it pushes the gradient out of view and works great.
Is there any way to prevent the iPad from moving the body around like that or is there a better way to implement this functionality without using position: fixed?
Thanks!
Can you explain a bit more what looks wrong on the iPad, I don't have one with me. Also, I removed the position: fixed; and the functionality didn't change on chrome. position static and relative work the same for me.
I abandoned the gradient div and instead set a min-height on the content div with a background image of the gradient with the following properties:
#content {
min-height: 200px;
background-color: white;
background-image: url(../Images/content-background.png);
background-position: center bottom;
background-repeat: repeat-x;
}

Messed up absolute positioned image on my page

On this site I have an auto-resizing BG but I wanted a fixed black bar at the bottom of the page.
The site looks fine when the browser is maximized but when you scale the window down and scroll down the black bar almost completely gone and it looks messed up. It is not positioning correctly.
I have tried a few things but can't figure out a solution to this. Does anybody have any ideas how I should go about this? (Maybe I am missing 1 little thing or maybe I need to start over from scratch, either way please help!)
Note: the auto size background is in the html tag and the black bottom bar is in its own separate div tag "#black_bottom"
http://graves-incorporated.com/test_sites/gm_2012/
Just remove height:100% from #black_bottom make the absolute:position div height auto.
You have everything wrapped incorrectly I believe. Why does your <div id="black_bottom> contain everything from your wrapper to your <div id="footer_wrap">?
Ok, so I think I see what you're going for now. If my understanding is correct, you want the gradient background to extend to about 70-73px above the bottom edge of your content box, where it meets the solid gray bar which extends to the bottom of the window, or just below that bottom circular G emblem, whichever is lower. I've accomplished this by removing the #black_bottom element entirely, setting a solid gray background color for the html element to match the color of your bottom bar graphic, and applied the circular gradient background to the body element. I've also removed the explicitly-defined height from #wrapper, and given it a negative margin-bottom to allow the black bar to underlap it. The styles I replaced are listed below. Hopefully this is closer to what you're after:
html {
background: #333;
}
body {
background: url(http://graves-incorporated.com/test_sites/gm_2012/images/bg.jpg) no-repeat center center fixed;
background-size: cover;
height: 100%;
}
#wrapper {
width: 960px;
margin: 0 auto -136px;
top: 20px;
position: relative;
}

Separate background images at top and bottom of site?

I'd like to have separate background images on the top and bottom of my site but can't quite seem to nail it. I would like the images to stay at the absolute top and bottom of the page.Below is a shot of the site mockup, and a shot of the backgrounds on their own with dimensions.
The mockup doesn't show it, but there will be text links and copyright info at the bottom. You can find my failed attempt at coding at www[dot]dev[dot]arbitersoflight[dot]net
Mockup
img683[dot]imageshack[dot]us/img683/4502/mocky[dot]jpg
Backgrounds
img233[dot]imageshack[dot]us/img233/1293/94210454[dot]jpg
Note: The backgrounds are 1200x400 each.
EDIT: At this point I can get the two images to show up without fail, the problem is getting the bottom image to stick to the absolute bottom of the browser window. It seems that it is currently at a fixed position. Below is my CSS and HTML..
UPDATE (Solved): I finally solved this by reworking my code based on this guide: http://ryanfait.com/resources/footer-stick-to-bottom-of-page/ Thanks for all of the suggestions everybody.
You could use the second image as the body background, set a color too, and the first image as the container's background. Or vice-versa, but remember to align the background, and if you switch, mind the container's height.
The body and html background (like the suggestions from zzzzBov and nemophrost) don't work in my Firefox...
body {
background: #DDD url('2.png') no-repeat center bottom;
}
.container {
background: url('1.png') no-repeat center top;
}
Another thing you can do is set a background image on the body and on html.
body {
background: url(...);
}
html {
background: url(...);
}
You can see jqueryui.com for an example of this.
What you can do:
The menu is a div with an own background to fit the upper area.
Then apply the background with the bottom part to the body or content/page container that you are using.
It sounds like you want:
html
{
background: url(...) no-repeat top; /* see the background-position property */
}
body
{
background: url(...) no-repeat bottom;
}
you may want to switch one or both to use repeat-x, and make sure you set a suitable background color to match the color on the images.

Centered background image is off by 1px

My web page sits in a DIV that is 960px wide, I center this DIV in the middle of the page by using the code:
html,body{background: url(images/INF_pageBg.gif) center top repeat-y #777777;text-align:center;}
#container{background-color:#ffffff;width:960px;text-align:left;margin:0 auto 0 auto;}
I need the background image of the html/body to tile down the middle of the page, which it does, however if the viewable pane in the browser is an odd number of pixels width then the centered background and centered DIV don't align together.
This is only happening in FF.
Does anybody know of a workaround?
Yeah, it's known issue. Unfortunately you only can fix div and image width, or use script to dynamically change stye.backgroundPosition property. Another trick is to put expression to the CSS class definition.
I found that by making the background image on odd number of pixels wide, the problem goes away for Firefox.
Setting padding:0px 0px 0px 1px; fixes the problem for IE.
Carlo Capocasa, Travian Games
The (most) common problem is that your background image has an odd number while your container is an even number.
I have wrote an article in my best English about where I also explain how the browser positioned your picture: check it out here.
I was able to resolve this with jQuery:
$(document).ready(function(){
$('body').css({
'margin-left': $(document).width()%2
});
});
I had the same problem.
To get the background centered, you need to have a background-image wider than the viewport. Try to use a background 2500px wide. It will force the browser to center the part of image that is viewable.
Let me know if it works for you.
What about creating a wrapper div with the same background-image.
body{ background: url(your-image.jpg) no-repeat center top; }
#wrapper{ background: url(your-image.jpg) no-repeat center top; margin: 0 auto; width: 984px; }
The wrapper has an even number, the background will keep the same position on any screen size.