Create a website from scratch - Part 1 - HTML Structure

[shakaama]

hey question, which is better: i did divs and then in css just did a background for my header and a pic in my sidebar. but IE wouldn't show it. then i redid it with an img right on the html pages instead. IE showed it as well as firefox of course.

I thought maybe my path to the background img url was confusing IE or is it just not compatible with IE? Which do you prefer? Or what are your thoughts on that?

[PicNetTV]

@shakaama using css background-image or 'img' directly in markup depends on the context and your goals, especially when you take into account SEO. (but that's another can of worms)

IE should support the background-image property, double check the file path and syntax - it's hard for me to tell without seeing your code. Any chance you could post it up?

[shakaama]

@PicNetTV I had trouble with it even in firefox. I'm using aptana studio, which is like a watered down version of dreamweaver or an upgrade from notepad. first i did an absolute path like background: url(C:/my pictures/user/project/practice­/bg.jpg no matter what i did i couldn't just write url(bg.jpg) so i made a style folder and did url(style/bg.jpg) that worked for firefox but not IE. so i had to go with img in the html. and yes SEO is a concern.

[RuneScapeObsidian]

does rthis only work on macs ? \

[asji1000]

very very very very very very very very very very nice nice nice nice nice

[JustaFreak15]

you're speaking a bit softly, just saying, I'm not a fan of turning my volume up to hear... I'm more apt to turn it down than up, but thats just me.

[WareWolfMurderer]

i have no idea what you are talking about.

this is th confusing