Microsoft KB Archive/175191

= PRB: Internet Explorer 4.0 Does Not Display Background Images =

Article ID: 175191

Article Last Modified on 5/2/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Visual InterDev 1.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q175191



SYMPTOMS
Pages that are created with the Visual InterDev Data Form Wizard do not display background images in Internet Explorer 4.0.



CAUSE
The underlying cause of this behavior is that Internet Explorer 4.0 adheres much closer to the HTML 3.2 specification than before. According to the Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) spec, CSS tags take precedence over HTML tags. Pages that are created by using the Data Form Wizard have a reference to a cascading style sheet. The CSS has a tag for the background image of Transparent, thus overriding any value in the body tag of the ASP file.



RESOLUTION
Delete the "background: transparent;" line from the BODY property of the Cascading Style Sheet.



STATUS
According to the CSS specification, this behavior is by design.



Steps to Reproduce Behavior
  Create the following HTML file, making sure to reference a valid image in the background tag:  BODY { font: 10pt "Arial"; margin-left: 0px; text-align: left; color: Black; background: transparent; }           View the page. You should not see a background image.</li> Delete the "background: transparent;" property.</li> View the page. You should now see the background image.</li></ol>

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