MyOtaku: Background Image

[Remadi]

I didn't see an answer to this anywhere, so I figured I would start a new thread and ask. I have a background image up on myotaku page, but the background for journal entries and the sidebar are still on, blocking it. I was hoping someone could tell me how to change this so that you can see the background image under the text and it's not hidden. Thanks.

[Baron Samedi]

[size=1]Change the values for the sections you want transparent to, for example, ZXYUVT, and it should appear transparent.[/size]

[Petie]

[font=Verdana][color=blue]I know that #xxxxxx works for what you're trying to do. It seems to only work if you use that value for Site Border Color, Inner Background Color, [i]and[/i] Menu Color though.[/color][/font]
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[font=Verdana][color=#0000ff]On a side note, this question seems to be asked a lot but in a thread where the answer gets lost pretty easily. Maybe we should put this information somewhere where it would be easy to see? Just a thought.[/color][/font]

[Remadi]

Yay! It worked. Thanks for the info!

[rodger9872]

can anyone tell me how can i get background on my site plz :animecry:

[Petie]

[font=Verdana][color=blue]Go to the backroom of your site and click on Edit Styles. Then, in the Add A Background Image section, just type in the URL of the image you want to use. You can't use one that's on your computer though. If there's an image on your computer you want to use, you'll have to put it online first. To do this, you can use something like [url="http://www.photobucket.com/"]Photobucket[/url] or [url=http://www.imageshack.us]Imageshack[/url] (though Photobucket gives you a bit more) to upload your images and then link to them from there.[/color][/font]

[Horendithas]

[COLOR=Indigo]Recently I changed my theme to myOtaku page. I ran into an error telling me that the link I was using was not valid. I have since gotten it fixed, but I got to wondering just what the problem was. I use several different image services. But I have started using one called zoto as it has a number of features that photobucket and imageshack do not. But when I try to use the code for pictures hosted there they do not work and I get the error that the link is invalid. I only have this problem when trying to use it for a background image on myOtaku page. They work just fine for posting on my site.

I am guessing that the problem is because the actual code is too long. Here?s a couple of the links and as you can see the zoto one is longer than the photobucket one.

]http://indifference.zoto.com/img/original/17fd618ddf054dc14a564830670722ba.jpg

]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c374/indifferencecry/PlatinaAlt09.jpg

My background is working with the photobucket account so I guess you could say I am just curious as to what the problem really was. Or if I did something wrong when putting the code in.
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[Petie]

[font=Verdana][color=blue]Well first of all, why do you have a ] in front of the links? Is that supposed to be there for this post or are you actually pasting that in. That could definitely be a problem if you're putting in the bracket.[/color][/font]
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[font=Verdana][color=blue]The thing I thought of first is just that the URL is too long. There is a limit to the number of characters you can use for fields in your backroom. If you need to, you can use something like [url=http://www.tinyurl.com]TinyURL[/url] to shorten the links first. Just remember to remove that bracket if you haven't done so already.[/color][/font]
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[Horendithas]

[QUOTE=Petie][font=Verdana][color=blue]Well first of all, why do you have a ] in front of the links? Is that supposed to be there for this post or are you actually pasting that in. That could definitely be a problem if you're putting in the bracket.[/color][/font]
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[font=Verdana][color=blue]The thing I thought of first is just that the URL is too long. There is a limit to the number of characters you can use for fields in your backroom. If you need to, you can use something like [url=http://www.tinyurl.com]TinyURL[/url] to shorten the links first. Just remember to remove that bracket if you haven't done so already.[/color][/font]
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[COLOR=Indigo]The brackets are only for the post so it doesn't automatically turn it into a link for the post. When I previewed the post before submitting it the system turned them into links and as a result the view was shortned so you couldn't see that one was longer than the other without clicking on both of them. I'm still learning how to do things on my site so I didn't think to explain why I put brackets in front of the link. Sorry about that. When I put the code in there was no brackets in front of them. If it is a case of being to long then I'll be sure to check out the TinyURL site you mentioned. Thank you for the assistance. [/COLOR]

[Petie]

[font=Verdana][color=blue]Okay, I figured the brackets were here because of the post and what you said makes sense. I still figured I'd mention it though because sometimes, it's as simple as not noticing something like that ^_^ I guess that leaves only one option - the URL is too long. Problem solved.[/color][/font]