In this video, I look at how to set a background image, problems people run into with them and how to fix them, and finish things off with a bonus tip on readability.
🔗 Links
✅ How to select things in your CSS: • HTML & CSS for Beginne...
✅ Why you should use Firefox when learning CSS: • Stop using Chrome if y...
✅ How I update the browser on save: marketplace.visualstudio.com/...
✅ How to control your background-images: • Controlling background...
⌚ Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
00:47 - Don't have the images in your HTML
01:29 - Use an external CSS file
03:45 - Linking a background image in an external CSS file
05:58 - Fallback background-color
06:45 - Don't use heights
08:21 - When the image doesn't show up
10:43 - background-repeat
12:26 - When an image is too big
14:36 - Making an image fit
16:59 - BONUS - making the text readable
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4 май 2024