Advantage/disadvantage using image/background color?

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Eric G

Windows XPP SP2
FrontPage 2003 SP2

Hello

I see many FrontPage developers using the technique of applying web page backgrounds by using solid colored gif images.

What is the advantage of using a solid colored background image (gif), rather than just applying a page background color to set the colored background?

This would obviously only applies to solid colors, not patterned backgrounds.

Best regards,


Eric G
Stockholm, Sweden
 
D

David Berry

The image takes longer to load and may tile on different screen resolutions. If it's just a solid color image why use it at all? Most people just use them if they want a pattern or photo etc as their background.

Windows XPP SP2
FrontPage 2003 SP2

Hello

I see many FrontPage developers using the technique of applying web page backgrounds by using solid colored gif images.

What is the advantage of using a solid colored background image (gif), rather than just applying a page background color to set the colored background?

This would obviously only applies to solid colors, not patterned backgrounds.

Best regards,


Eric G
Stockholm, Sweden
 
E

Eric G

Hi David,

Well, that was just what I wondered about. What I tried to determine was what the possible advantage would be using solid images to tile the backgrounds rather than using a solid color. As it seem to be a rather wide-spread practice, there must be some kind of thought behind it. Just a couple of examples that I found right now, are http://www.mediasciences.com and http://www.gustavsberg.com.

Best regards,


Eric G
Stockholm, Sweden

The image takes longer to load and may tile on different screen resolutions. If it's just a solid color image why use it at all? Most people just use them if they want a pattern or photo etc as their background.

Windows XPP SP2
FrontPage 2003 SP2

Hello

I see many FrontPage developers using the technique of applying web page backgrounds by using solid colored gif images.

What is the advantage of using a solid colored background image (gif), rather than just applying a page background color to set the colored background?

This would obviously only applies to solid colors, not patterned backgrounds.

Best regards,


Eric G
Stockholm, Sweden
 
D

David Berry

I see it on those sites but I don't see any advantage to using an image over just changing the background color.


Hi David,

Well, that was just what I wondered about. What I tried to determine was what the possible advantage would be using solid images to tile the backgrounds rather than using a solid color. As it seem to be a rather wide-spread practice, there must be some kind of thought behind it. Just a couple of examples that I found right now, are http://www.mediasciences.com and http://www.gustavsberg.com.

Best regards,


Eric G
Stockholm, Sweden

The image takes longer to load and may tile on different screen resolutions. If it's just a solid color image why use it at all? Most people just use them if they want a pattern or photo etc as their background.

Windows XPP SP2
FrontPage 2003 SP2

Hello

I see many FrontPage developers using the technique of applying web page backgrounds by using solid colored gif images.

What is the advantage of using a solid colored background image (gif), rather than just applying a page background color to set the colored background?

This would obviously only applies to solid colors, not patterned backgrounds.

Best regards,


Eric G
Stockholm, Sweden
 
M

Murray

As it seem to be a rather wide-spread practice

You must be looking at different pages than I am - I sure wouldn't say this
is wide-spread, in fact, it's rather bone-headed.

Where are you seeing that done on the gistavsberg site? The background
color there is coming from this CSS -

BODY {
MARGIN-TOP: 0px;
FONT-SIZE: 12px;
COLOR: #000000;
FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
BACKGROUND-COLOR: #002172;
TEXT-ALIGN: center
}

--
Murray
--------------
MVP FrontPage


Hi David,

Well, that was just what I wondered about. What I tried to determine was
what the possible advantage would be using solid images to tile the
backgrounds rather than using a solid color. As it seem to be a rather
wide-spread practice, there must be some kind of thought behind it. Just a
couple of examples that I found right now, are http://www.mediasciences.com
and http://www.gustavsberg.com.

Best regards,


Eric G
Stockholm, Sweden

The image takes longer to load and may tile on different screen
resolutions. If it's just a solid color image why use it at all? Most
people just use them if they want a pattern or photo etc as their
background.

Windows XPP SP2
FrontPage 2003 SP2

Hello

I see many FrontPage developers using the technique of applying web page
backgrounds by using solid colored gif images.

What is the advantage of using a solid colored background image (gif),
rather than just applying a page background color to set the colored
background?

This would obviously only applies to solid colors, not patterned
backgrounds.

Best regards,


Eric G
Stockholm, Sweden
 
M

Murray

I don't see it being done, David.

--
Murray
--------------
MVP FrontPage


I see it on those sites but I don't see any advantage to using an image over
just changing the background color.


Hi David,

Well, that was just what I wondered about. What I tried to determine was
what the possible advantage would be using solid images to tile the
backgrounds rather than using a solid color. As it seem to be a rather
wide-spread practice, there must be some kind of thought behind it. Just a
couple of examples that I found right now, are http://www.mediasciences.com
and http://www.gustavsberg.com.

Best regards,


Eric G
Stockholm, Sweden

The image takes longer to load and may tile on different screen
resolutions. If it's just a solid color image why use it at all? Most
people just use them if they want a pattern or photo etc as their
background.

Windows XPP SP2
FrontPage 2003 SP2

Hello

I see many FrontPage developers using the technique of applying web
page backgrounds by using solid colored gif images.

What is the advantage of using a solid colored background image (gif),
rather than just applying a page background color to set the colored
background?

This would obviously only applies to solid colors, not patterned
backgrounds.

Best regards,


Eric G
Stockholm, Sweden
 
W

Windsun

That is just stupid. If you need a textured or patterned background sure,
but to make a gif of a single color??

Duh.

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E

Eric G

Hello all,

The background image is used in one of the sub-sites at www.gustavsberg.com. I have also, on my travels on the net, found it at very many other sites, and was just wondering if there was some advantage using an background image over a solid background color that I was not aware of. Apparently there is none.

I thank you for your replies and promise not to be "bone-headed", or stupid, using the technique for solids.

Best regards,



Eric G
Stockholm, Sweden


Windows XPP SP2
FrontPage 2003 SP2

Hello

I see many FrontPage developers using the technique of applying web page backgrounds by using solid colored gif images.

What is the advantage of using a solid colored background image (gif), rather than just applying a page background color to set the colored background?

This would obviously only applies to solid colors, not patterned backgrounds.

Best regards,


Eric G
Stockholm, Sweden
 
T

Thomas A. Rowe

Some times you may not be able to match a page background color with a image on the site, etc. in
which case the best solution would be to use small solid background color image.

Personally, I prefer to have white page background

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==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
==============================================
Agents Real Estate Listing Network
http://www.NReal.com
==============================================


Hello all,

The background image is used in one of the sub-sites at www.gustavsberg.com. I have also, on my
travels on the net, found it at very many other sites, and was just wondering if there was some
advantage using an background image over a solid background color that I was not aware of.
Apparently there is none.

I thank you for your replies and promise not to be "bone-headed", or stupid, using the technique for
solids.

Best regards,



Eric G
Stockholm, Sweden


Windows XPP SP2
FrontPage 2003 SP2

Hello

I see many FrontPage developers using the technique of applying web page backgrounds by using
solid colored gif images.

What is the advantage of using a solid colored background image (gif), rather than just applying a
page background color to set the colored background?

This would obviously only applies to solid colors, not patterned backgrounds.

Best regards,


Eric G
Stockholm, Sweden
 
M

Murray

The only time that would happen would be if you were trying to match an HTML
color with a JPG, and you are right - that would be the way to do it. I
don't believe that is the case in any of these examples, though.
 

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