after solving my problem:
http://forums.asp.net/p/1176561/1989570.aspx

here comes my questions about page background:

1. is it possible to show a background image stretched for the page width and if so how?

if this is not possible how do i show an image as background, stretched to fill the page width, with its height in a correct ratio and being able to wirte my html upon it?

ty

You cannot stretch a background image as such, but you can set it to repeat either horizontally, vertically or both: 

background-position:repeat-x; /* to repeat horizontally */
background-position:repeat-y; /* to repeat vertically */
background-position:repeat; /* to repeat horizontally and vertically */

Hope this helps

ijoxley:

You cannot stretch a background image as such, but you can set it to repeat either horizontally, vertically or both: 

background-position:repeat-x; /* to repeat horizontally */
background-position:repeat-y; /* to repeat vertically */
background-position:repeat; /* to repeat horizontally and vertically */

Hope this helps

afraid not, i really need something to show a stretched image on windows background to fit any resolution, is there a workaround of some sort?

ty

here is my solution, not so complex after all and will grant the best result possible in stretching a background image:

<div style="width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;z-index:1;overflow:hidden;">
    <img border=0 src="Images/guild.jpg" width="100%" />
</div>

the <div> tag above is my "cheated" stretched background image, i set to hide the overflow as i wanted so but it can be left without boundaries. After this div ive started to write my page content, table holding controls, other table and all the needed elements of the page:

<table border=0 width="100%" height="75%" style="position:absolute;z-index:2;">

this worked for me as it is the very same effect i wanted to obtain.

hope this helps,

This ALMOST works in a content page -- the only thing is that it stretches outside of the content area, I am just not sure why. I am guess it's thinking it needs to stretch from that position plus the missing size of the menu, etc. If anyone knows I'd love to hear.

This ALMOST works in a content page -- the only thing is that it stretches outside of the content area, I am just not sure why. I am guess it's thinking it needs to stretch from that position plus the missing size of the menu, etc. If anyone knows I'd love to hear.

travich:

This ALMOST works in a content page -- the only thing is that it stretches outside of the content area, I am just not sure why. I am guess it's thinking it needs to stretch from that position plus the missing size of the menu, etc. If anyone knows I'd love to hear.

hi, i had your same problem having the image over windows borders, this was because i had set 100% on the image without inserting this tag inside my <div> in practice combining html and style we are telling to the browser something like this:

the "paint area" is 100% of the window are (visible part of it) inside this limit make a <div> wide 100% and inside this the image, while i set 100% to my image that doesnt pass my right border the image height in calculated in proportion and it can pass the lower border, to aavoid scrollbars, hide what is supposed to pass the borders: overflow:hidden;

if u have menu the code should be adapted, try to paste the example as shown to see if it is working and my solution is not limited only by the browser, if u can post some code maybe would be more easy to manage it out.