Partial transparency

[MagicalDean]

Is there a way to get IE(6) to make a background say 50% transparent or something? And is it possible to do this with an iframe and the background behind it? This has baffled me for years

 

[CliveC]

See:

http://www.domedia.org/oveklykken/css-transparency.php

Clive

http://tubularity.com

http://PalliativeCareConsulting.org

 

[MagicalDean]

Ahhh, cool, ta for that Unfortunately it didn't look as good as I'd thought it would which sucks a lot :'(

 

[oppcos]

Most transparency is done beforehand with a graphics editor and careful placement within div elements. Here's an implementation example of how that has been done. It's a very simple web site that uses a few different images to simulate a fade-out frame.

 

[RISTMO]

The reason it didn't look as good as you thought might be due to the colors. Dark green on a faded green texture won't like likely show up that well. Make the contrast greater, and it will look sharper.

Rick

http://www.ristmo.com/

http://www.arabchurch.com/

http://www.genuineautos.com/

http://www.spokaneclassifiedsonline.com/

 

[MagicalDean]

How do you think I should do it in

http://dean.ionichost.com?

I had the backgrounds to the iframes and the similar windows 75% at opacity, but it just didn't look good

 

[RISTMO]

If you try it and it doesn't look good, try making the font bold or try font size 16 -- it will stand out better and be more readable. Also try changing the font color.

Rick

http://www.ristmo.com/

http://www.arabchurch.com/

http://www.genuineautos.com/

http://www.spokaneclassifiedsonline.com/

 

[MagicalDean]

Cool, I'll have to try that when I'm not bogged down with other stuff far less interesting :'(