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Originally the "Tech Support Pits" were reports of the funniest tech support incidents, but over the years the
column gradually shifted to answering tech support questions put forward by the readers of the Dear
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This collection of computer and web advice was started partly because readers demanded an archive, and partly
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Tech Support Pits column from Dear Webby's Humor Letter of
09/18/03: Stationary Background
Tech Support Pits:
From Samantha===
Dear Webby
How do I make the background of a page stationary, and
have only the text scroll?
Thanks
Samantha
Dear Samantha
To do it is easy:
<body bgproperties="fixed" background="image-name.jpg" ...>
However, it is very silly and not helpful.
The eye uses cues in the background to line up the line to
line jumps. By messing that up, you decrease readability.
Especially with long lines of text, it gets rather difficult to
read if you use that silly stunt.
The only time it COULD make sense, is when you use a
wide left margin and a narrow text column, and have a
map or a diagram in the background picture so that it
appears in the left sidemargin, and stays put, while the
text column scrolls.
Unless you really need something like that, it's best to
avoid silly tricks like that and focus on readability.
Have FUN
DearWebby
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