CS4 no Background Image for cells

In CS3 there was a way to insert background images in a cell
using the Property Inspector. Now in CS4 it isn't there!! What
gives?

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http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/dreamweaver/css.html
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"cdscindy" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> >With CSS, you define the rule in one place and it
affects all table
> cells to which the rule is applied. If you want to
change the
> background, you change just one place.
>
> You win! Sort of... I have been using html for a
looooong time. Works
> pretty
> good for me. I just can't see an instance where using
backgrounds in so
> many
> cells would even happen. Normally I would just change
the background once
> by
> changing it in PS.
>
> Its looking more and more like I am going to have to
refine my CSS. I want
> simple...simple book or tutorial. I don't have time
these days to have a
> long
> learning curve. So on the simple part, any ideas?
>
>

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"intolight" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> hi folks,
>
> i want to fill a cell with a background image and not
have the image
> repeat if
> the cell is resized by a viewer by enlarging the text.
(Previously i jsut
> used
> CSS to control the text, so it couldn't be rezied, but
now it seems that
> firefox ignores the CSS). ANyway i would like people not
to be able to
> resize
> the cell and the background not to repeat.
>
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> cell
> saty the same but a scroll bar appears for the text.
>
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>
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I want to skin af:commandToolbarButton similar to standard skinned commandbutton.
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Trying to figure out how to code background images for
various cells within
a table. I tried writing a css rule but nothing shows up.

Most likely there is a bug in your code. We'd need to see it
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Anyhow, back up to the "Set table properties" section and
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> Maybe there is a bug with my install....???
>
> Here is a snag of my windows properties panel....
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>
http://vegasphotographics.com/photos/423947819_65SHu-XL.jpg
>
> There is no box for background image.
>
>
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Dreamweaver/10.0_Using/WS9CA317DF-CF04-4177-9180-24C0BA715489a .html
>
>
> Should I have a background image option there?
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>> Trying to figure out how to code background images
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>> within a table. I tried writing a css rule but
nothing shows up.
>>
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> I need to set a background image for an
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> and
> with css only(an external css file)
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Background image for charts

Hi,
Is it possible to add a background image for a chart. If so, can anybody please explain?
Thanks in advance.
Fred

> Is there a way to apply an image to the background of a graph/chart? I would
> like to overlay a plot on an image, which would make the vi more friendly
> for users.
>
You can place images pretty much anywhere on the panel or on a control.
Probably the easiest approach is to place the image behind the graph and
color the graph parts transparent. You will need to color both the
graph frame, the gray box, and the plot area, typically its black. If
both of these are transparent, the graph will draw
slower than before, but it should look correct.
To integrate the image a bit more with the graph, you can use the
control editor to place the picture behind the black plot area, but in
front of the frame, then color just the plot area transparent. This
means that the
image and control will stick together better. Its also
possible to import the image into some area of the graph, and this will
even allow for scaling, but this will work best if imported into the
frame as the graph cheats with the plot area and doesn't really draw
that image each time.
Greg McKaskle

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