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Using background-position and background-repeat together

Sent by Ray Dickman on 14 June 2005 19:07


yes...I see what you mean.  I should have said there was no way to position the starting point AND
then direct the repetition (up/down).

Thanks!

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Ray Dickman
D2 Digital Media


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> From: "Valette Ragland" [EMAIL-REMOVED]>
> Subject: Re: [css-d] Using background-position and background-repeat together
> Sent: 14 Jun 2005 13:09:39
>
>  On 6/14/05, Ray Dickman [EMAIL-REMOVED]> wrote:
>  || You cannot vertically position a background image that is repeated
>  on the y-axis.Similarily,
>  || you can't horizontally position a background image that is repeated
>  on x-axis.
>  
>  This is not quite right.  You can vertically position a background
>  image and then repeat it on the y-axis.  You just have to realize that
>  the repetition is of the entire y-axis: both down AND up.  Positioning
>  the background image just gives it a starting point.
>  
>  So if you position the image 50px; from the top and then have it
>  repeat vertically, the first image will be placed 50 pixels from the
>  top and will then repeat up and down.  There is no way in the current
>  CSS specs to have a background image repeat only down along the
>  y-axis, or only right along the x-axis.
>  
>  --
>  Valette Ragland
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