Tiled background disappears in IE7

[suerama+ 2]

This site has two pages. The tiled background starts disappearing when I am scrolling on the About page. No problem on the home page, so there is probably a fix. I know PL folks tend to pooh-pooh IE7, but my client, a coder, disagrees with your browser stats. At Nordstrom, one of his biggest clients, everyone has to work in IE 7 as the standard install. So I feel I have to fix this for him, but I'm code-ignorant myself. I'm trying to figure out what is different on the "about" page. Could it be the sidebar with the white background? Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks!

[catrina 103]

Are you using the background image setting to set the background or CSS?

[suerama+ 2]

I am using the PL background image setting.

[Danny+ 1,327]

Hi Sue, Please read this topic - http://www.pagelines.com/forum/discussion/17308/older-browsers-support#Item_1

[suerama+ 2]

Thanks, Danny, now I'm convinced IE7 usage is low. But not sure how much that helps my client whose largest client, Nordstrom, uses it as the standard install. So I'm still working on this issue. I just read that backgrounds become problematic in IE 6 & IE 7 when the css order doesn't have the header items up top. So I went and changed the css order in my custom css areas. I used both the custom css ( which I use short-term and then I transfer that info to the pagelines customize plugin editor) and the css editor plugin. Here's my question: How does the css added to either of those areas affect the order of my items in the bigger css picture. BTW, Catrina: This was interesting: The sexy snips nav centering code did not center my nav when it was at the bottom of my PL customize plugin css editor. But when I moved it to the top of the css page, it worked.

[Rob 547]

Suerama, I'd suggest that since PL is using CSS3 and HTML5, which post-date IE7, you consider using the old HTML and CSS versions via Custom Code > CSS Rules to apply the tiled background. Yes, I know it's backwards thinking, but if one's using an older browser, it's not forward thinking to use current tools. I'm sure you agree. Essentially, rather than using PL's built in background system, hard code it into CSS Rules. Make sense?

[suerama+ 2]

Sure, thanks! Now I'll hunt down that code. Any suggestions would be welcome!

[catrina 103]

Here's the background image code for further reference: http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/pr_background-image.asp :)

[suerama+ 2]

Much appreciated, Catrina. I'll try that tomorrow.

[Rob 547]

Great.