Background image appears behind my main content

[Rich Brady]

You're a better man than I am Lee, I've been looking at this thread for a while now and still can't find the right bit of code.

The td styling is controlled by an inline "style=" element, which must make editing this site a real nightmare.

style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: 0pt 1px 1px 0pt;"

You need to make this:

style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: 0pt 1px 1px 0pt; background-color:#FFFFFF"

[leehack]

If you go to the very first table Rich (or one of the first), you are most likely to be working on the very outer container of the site. If you place a background color onto that then all inside it (unless colored themselves) will adopt that color (as they are see-through in effect if not coloured). You could go through changing the color of each row for sure, but no need just color the very top level you can, ie the opening table tag.

[Rich Brady]

I totally agree Lee, but all the styling at the moment is being done in the td so I thought I'd keep it there for them.

[RuralWeb]

See even lee understands tables - better than me and css

[leehack]

I am referring to Mal's post mainly, the site when i last looked at it had no coloring in the central table as the background image of the site was showing through. Therefore, even if the rows are styled as you say, it makes no difference because they are not being given a background color. When you get this, IME it is always best to go to the very top layout and color that as it then does the lot in one.

EDIT: Does the wizard not provide a bg color option, that's a PP wizard if it doesn't.

[Rich Brady]

I'm not disagreeing. Honest LOL.

I was trying to suggest a solution that was in keeping with their current styling, on the basis that someone has already added the white background to the adjacent tds, so I thought it might be easier for them.

[RuralWeb]

The table inline formatting will always override any css applied to the table so as lee says if you follow my post then you can ignore the css.

Does the wizard not provide a bg color option

It does but this is what you end up with - it needs an option to colour the site body and side bars

[leehack]

I'm not disagreeing. Honest LOL.

I'm not saying you are LOL. I'm just explaining what I mean. If you style TDs then you may have to put that style in on numerous TDs (repetition and sometimes being asked to piss in the corner of a round room). All i mean is that in the interest of reduced code, put it in one place and do the lot at once .

[RuralWeb]

on the basis that someone has already added the white background to the adjacent tds,

Thats the wizard doing that but it leaves the middle col

[Rich Brady]

in the interest of reduced code

don't use the wizard!!!

[leehack]

It does but this is what you end up with - it needs an option to colour the site body and side bars

Not too many pensive points for the designer of that then i take it . Must have been Jonty if its tables.

[leehack]

don't use the wizard!!!

I don't it's genuinely the first time i've ever seen it.

[Rich Brady]

I doubt many designers do. I hadn't seen the wizard code until this post.

*Mental note: Ask any potential customers if they used the wizard to create their Actinic site... If Yes, charge double for a re-design*

[leehack]

*Mental note: Ask any potential customers if they used the wizard to create their Actinic site... If Yes, charge double for a re-design*

LOL Rich, never take kindly to anything that tries to take the food out of your mouth.

[RuralWeb]

The wizard is not that bad to use BUT it does produce a right mess of code