Peter-Paul Koch wrote: > Hello, > > Yesterday I talked to a web developer who passed me a technique for > using semi-transparent PNGs as background images even in IE6 and > lower. The technique works, up to a point. See my test page at > http://www.quirksmode.org/css/png/png.html . > > I already had a private conversation with someone who knows this > technique and drew my attention to a few bugs (can't use CSS height; > links/form fields may become unclickable unless they have a z-index).
But when the box with the filter is positioned absolutely or relatively, the fix is more complicated [1]. > Before continuing my investigation, though, I'd like to know whether > this technique has already been described. > > Therefore my question is: can anyone point me to a page that explains > the use of semi-transparent PNGs as background images in IE6 and lower > through the MS-proprietary > filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader declaration? > Has anyone yet taken the logical step of writing a behavior.htc that > incorporates this solution? Maybe [2]. It would be nice to have a script that allows for tiling backgrounds, as suggested by Paul [3]. You most probably have already looked into the IE7 code by Dean [4], this links to another behavior [5] Ingo [1] http://www.satzansatz.de/cssd/tmp/alphatransparency.html [2] http://bjorkoy.com/past/2007/4/8/the_easiest_way_to_png/ [3] http://archivist.incutio.com/viewlist/css-discuss/86620 [4] http://dean.edwards.name/IE7/notes/#PNG [5] http://webfx.eae.net/dhtml/pngbehavior/pngbehavior.html -- http://www.satzansatz.de/css.html ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7 information -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
