- From: Boris Zbarsky <bzbarsky@MIT.EDU>
- Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2002 17:58:44 -0400
- To: Liorean <Liorean@user.bip.net>
- cc: www-style@w3.org
> First, I'd like to be able to position the center of some graphics, without
> knowing the size of either the container or the image, at the exact center
> of the container. Currently, I can only position the upper left corner of
> the graphics in any given spot. Same thing of course applies to positioning
> the bottom right corner of the graphics in the bottom right corner of the
> container, and most combinations in between as well.
background-position lets you do exactly what you want (it's in CSS2).
> Second, I find myself missing a way to stretch a background graphics either
> to fill the entire container or to fill just the horizontal or vertical
> space, possibly with repeating in the other direction.
background-repeat is in CSS2. background-size (proposed in CSS3) will
do the stretching you want.
Boris
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Received on Wednesday, 7 August 2002 18:00:57 UTC