Not all browsers apply base to linked CSS files so it's best to just not bother using it. Alex Cole > Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:31:29 -0400> From: [EMAIL-REMOVED]> To: [EMAIL-REMOVED]> Subject: [css-d] base href and CSS> > I am having trouble with using the tag < base href="" /> in my html> and it not being translated into my CSS document. I have declared -> > < base href="http://www.foo.com/bar/" />> > in my html head (and above the CSS declaration). The physical> location of the CSS file is /assets/css/styles.css> > In my CSS file, I have element styles like this--> > background: url(/images/foo.gif); /* this doesn't work */> background: url(images/foo.gif); /* nor does this */> > If I manually change the above path to ../../images/foo.gif then it> works fine, but shouldn't the CSS file be using the base href I> declared?> > Thanks,> > Marty Martin> ______________________________________________________________________> css-discuss [EMAIL-REMOVED]]> http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d> List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/> List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html> Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ _________________________________________________________________ Discover Bird's Eye View now with Multimap from Live Search http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/111354026/direct/01/ ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL-REMOVED]] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
