Background Images

[+BooBooBee]

When I first saw the new option to simply past the url in the newly provided box I was stoked, but then the pages failed to load with their background images. Are you still working out bugs on this new change?

 

I think it's a great idea. But...

 

This Cache page didn't work until I put the coding back in the description box. (Which, I understand, will eventually be lost when the Big Changeover is made.)

 

And this one doesn't work either way. I tried it first with the newly provided space as well as within the html description.

 

I was doing fine with the old HTML version. But I don't mind anything that could make this easier. Before I try to edit all my cache pages to make them fit the new style (so I don't lose the backgrounds altogether) please help.

[Keystone]

I had no problem getting the first background image (a canteen) to show up on my test cache page when I used the new background image box on the edit page. I used just the URL without any quotes or html command characters.

 

The second image is supposed to be a scenic vista (something that works better as a photo as opposed to a background image, but that's just my opinion). It turned the background of my test cache page to pure white, just like it did to the OP's.

[+ILReviewer]

I put quotes around the URL of the image and it seemed to work. I too got the intermittent white page in testing it out. I wonder if the source has some limitation on the use of the image. I know it's not a Tripod image, but they have something on their site that if someone tries to link directly to an image on Tripod, you get a nasty "IMAGE HOSTED BY TRIPOD" replacement image.

 

But still, I looked at the page after I had put the quotes in and saw the background image. If it fails later, I would say it has to do with the source. Consider uploading the image directly to the cache page and using the URL there. Then you're not relying on another server for the image.

[+mtn-man]

Why not try uploading the image on a cache page. You can then link it to any other cache page you want. Maybe keeping the image on the same server will help. It is worth a try.

[+BooBooBee]

The second image is supposed to be a scenic vista (something that works better as a photo as opposed to a background image, but that's just my opinion).

I have seen pages with the pictures embedded in the PAGE rather than the background but I haven't a CLUE how to do it. Perhaps more research is in store on my end. (Well, duh!)

 

Thanks for the pointers. I especially appreciate the one about uploading the image to the page then using THAT copy of the image. NOW I understand why people do that. (I didn't get it before.)

 

THANKS!

[+planetrobert]

I have seen pages with the pictures embedded in the PAGE rather than the background but I haven't a CLUE how to do it. Perhaps more research is in store on my end. (Well, duh!)

<img src="http://www.yourimageserver.com/this/that/picture.jpg" align="left">

 

(Editors note: corrected ing to img - Jeremy)

Edited March 18, 2005 by Jeremy

[+BooBooBee]

I have seen pages with the pictures embedded in the PAGE rather than the background but I haven't a CLUE how to do it. Perhaps more research is in store on my end. (Well, duh!)

<img src="http://www.yourimageserver.com/this/that/picture.jpg" align="left">

 

(Editors note: corrected ing to img - Jeremy)

Thanks!

[+Team Professor X]

A little help wanted in the Netherlands.

 

In my cache description i see this words underneath the last line:

 

"capacity must be greater than zero. Parameter name: capacity"

 

Cache is been called: Nuilerveld

 

There're are more cache descriptions with this "problem". Who can help.

 

TNX Team Professor X

[+Marky]

A little help wanted in the Netherlands.

 

In my cache description i see this words underneath the last line:

 

"capacity must be greater than zero. Parameter name: capacity"

 

Cache is been called: Nuilerveld

 

There're are more cache descriptions with this "problem". Who can help.

 

TNX Team Professor X

You might want to start your own thread instead of having this hidden down here below the background image thread (unless you know this to be related to background images in some way).

 

--Marky

[+BooBooBee]

Wow! Alrighty...I''ve altered every one of my 30 cache pages to the new format. I understood GC.com was going to disable (ferret out) all the background HTML in favor if their new background option, so here are the steps I took:

-I located the image source for every background I was using.

-downloaded images not originally from my own computer TO my computer

- uploaded the images to the corresponding cache page at GC.com

- determined location (address) of the image on the GC.com server

- edited the cache description to include a direct link to the image as saved on GC.com server.

 

Very cumbersome to change all the old pages over to the new format this way. But, perhaps I was mistake and just made a bunch of busy work for myself. At any rate, the pages load faster now because the images are on teh GC.com server, not some outside server over which none of us has any control. AND when posting new caches, the new method may be easier than the old (though a few more steps).

 

Just thought I'd share.

[+Hemlock]

Just thought I'd share.

Twice even

[+planetrobert]

Just thought I'd share.

Twice even

Seemed like a nice gesture to cross post in both threads about the background images and you had to make fun... shame on you

 

I would like to take this opportunity to quote the forum guidelines

 

Respect: Respect the guidelines for forum usage, and site usage. Respect Groundspeak, its employees, volunteers, yourself, fellow community members, and guests on these boards. Whether a community member has one post or 5,000 posts, they deserve the same respect.

 

Now i do understand that there is a spam clause in there but, I really don't think it would apply in this case as it was in two relavent topics and not posted just for the sake of posting or creating new topics in every forum.

 

Posting Messages: Posting the same message to many topics or boards is considered spam. Duplicate messages will be deleted or consolidated by our moderators. Please do your best to post new topics to the appropriate forum board, moderators will move topics that are posted inappropriately.

 

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding in keeping the forums a nice place to visit

[+fizzymagic]

I don't think that the background color thing is working properly.

 

Take a look at this cache.

[+Hemlock]

I don't think that the background color thing is working properly.

 

Take a look at this cache.

The very creative html code added to that page appears to be doing exactly what the author intended. I think its lame, though

[+BooBooBee]

Just thought I'd share.

Twice even

Yeah, Hemlock. Twice even. I wanted to do that cool link thing YOU did...but I'm fairly clueless. (Obviously.) I couldn't figure out how to link to THAT post (rather than that page of posts.)

 

And...not everyone reads ALL the forums.

 

(AND...thanks, Ralan, for understanding my intention of sharing, not spamming.)

 

Hemlock or others: I'm always interested in CONSTRUCTIVE criticism. Tell me how to do what you already KNOW how to do (post link that goes to THAT forum post, not just the forum post page) and I'll be HAPPY to comply in the OFF chance that I ever need to do so again.

Edited April 5, 2005 by BooBooBee

[+the hermit crabs]

Hemlock or others: I'm always interested in CONSTRUCTIVE criticism. Tell me how to do what you already KNOW how to do (post link that goes to THAT forum post, not just the forum post page) and I'll be HAPPY to comply in the OFF chance that I ever need to do so again. 

To post a link directly to an old post:

At the top line of the old post, there's a hyperlink called "Posted". Click on that, and a new window will pop up that contains the URL of that post. Copy it with ctrl-C. When writing your new post, click on the "http://" button, and paste in the URL for the old post.

[+BooBooBee]

Hemlock or others: I'm always interested in CONSTRUCTIVE criticism. Tell me how to do what you already KNOW how to do (post link that goes to THAT forum post, not just the forum post page) and I'll be HAPPY to comply in the OFF chance that I ever need to do so again. 

To post a link directly to an old post:

At the top line of the old post, there's a hyperlink called "Posted". Click on that, and a new window will pop up that contains the URL of that post. Copy it with ctrl-C. When writing your new post, click on the "http://" button, and paste in the URL for the old post.

FANTASTIC! GREAT! Thanks. That's just what I needed.

 

Thanks for the solution THC.