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Niels Erik
Posted: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 11:06:35 AM
Rank: Newbie

Joined: 2/19/2008
Posts: 7
Location: Hillerød, DK
Hi

Having the Wizard package I see the following example of a CSS reference in the wizard-stylesheet:

Code:

background-image:url(wizard/background_top.gif);


I have created my own Stylesheet and it works. But I can't get my own images to show up when referenced from the stylesheet.
Can't find a way to upload image-files when editing the stylesheet via the GUI-section (Settings). And FTP-uploading images into a created folder doesn't seem to help either.

What am I missing here, please?

I'm a newbie in web-design but enjoy (e)learning while working to build our church-website with Umbraco.
We are hosting it ourselves. So I have unlimited access to the site.

Thanks in advance
Niels Erik
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Richard
Posted: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 5:27:01 PM
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Joined: 9/7/2007
Posts: 20
Location: UK

We use FTP to upload images for basic site design such as background images into /images directory, then reference them in the style sheet (Settings/Stylesheets) with:

Code:
background-image: url("../images/rightArrow.gif");
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stephan@tewonder.se
Posted: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 6:57:41 PM

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Joined: 11/9/2006
Posts: 47
Location: Stockholm
Make a habit of using absolute references, i.e background-image:url(/images/yourBgImage.gif);

It's better practice, since you don't have to worry about directory structures that way.

//S
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Niels Erik
Posted: Thursday, February 21, 2008 12:13:13 AM
Rank: Newbie

Joined: 2/19/2008
Posts: 7
Location: Hillerød, DK
Richard wrote:

We use FTP to upload images for basic site design such as background images into /images directory, then reference them in the style sheet (Settings/Stylesheets) with:

Code:
background-image: url("../images/rightArrow.gif");



Now I know I'm on the right track.
Tomorrow I must check if I have a file-permissions problem with my FTP upload.

Thanks a lot
Niels Erik
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Niels Erik
Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 11:20:52 AM
Rank: Newbie

Joined: 2/19/2008
Posts: 7
Location: Hillerød, DK
Hello

The problem was NOT with Umbraco - it was FTP related!

My FTP entry had been directed to a backup copy of our site.
Thus I was able to upload and create directories all right, but in the wrong place of course!

Pretty obvious looking back: Troubleshooting is hard indeed when you are looking at the "wrong site" :whistle:

Thanks again
Niels Erik
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