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Old 04-25-2010, 05:16 PM layout/background help
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Hey, im doing my first website and im having a little trouble getting the layout and background i want.

Here is a good example of what im going for: http://ugmonk.com

I want to have a background where the header and the footer section are 2 colors and repeat left and right in larger browser windows, and id like to have the middle section a pattern i have. All this with my wrapper centered and lined to the top of the window. Any thoughts?

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Old 04-26-2010, 02:42 PM Re: layout/background help
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There are a number of ways to achieve that sort of effect

My method would be something like this (referencing that same linked design)
1 - put the background pattern on <body>
2 - Create a small "slice" of the top black and blue sections, apply that to a "wrapper" div that's full screen and repeat it horizontally only
3 - For the centered page section, create a 'slice' horizontally of the page background, which includes the shadow, and repeat it on a div vertically only, making sure the width of this div is as wide as the graphic with the shadow. Use margin: 0 auto; to center it.
4 - for the header section with the navigation, I'd just cut out the whole top section, with the bars, and put it in as a background for the header. As long as it's the exact same width as the rest of the page, it should line up seamlessly.
5 - for the footer, do it just like #2, and put the div after the centered page section and let it be the full width of the window.
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