Text floats over image, how is it done? 1

[nellj]

I am new to HTML coding and am not sure what this "floating image" means.

I have seen a site that has text that scrolls down the page but the background image stays fixed in place. It looks like a sand-blasted glass
with text on it sliding over the picture. Is this what a "floating image" is?

If not, would you give a clue as to what I saw on the site described above?
Also, where do I find the coding for this to happen in my page? Any help will
be greatly appreciated.

 

[GIGN]

These effects are achieved thru the use of DHTML. We use the style properties of tags to modify a tag's so called style properties including position, color, font aspects, indenting...the list goes on.

Now what you have described is a background image with its scrolling turned off, so here is some code for you:

<style type=&quot;text/css&quot;>
BODY{background:url(pathToSomeImage)
background-position:center
background-attachment:fixed;}
</style>

Once you get more used to the definitions you can combine them.
This applies a background image to the whole page,because I have modified the body tag but you can use them on tables and divs too.
If you want to learn more about DHTML you can visit:

http://www.scripterspad.com

They have heaps of tutorials to learn all about style sheets and JavaScript coupling. Congrats, you're on your way!
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[nellj]

Thanks for the input. I will check out the site.