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[javelincommunications Friend javelincommunicationsJoin date: August 2010Posts: 5Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#175396

I love the flexibility of the JA Business template, but there’s a conflict with Joomla 2.5. You now are supposed to be able to “insert article image”; that is, upload a background for your article. But it doesn’t work, and I suspect it’s because the template has to be overriden somehow. Seems like this would be a fantastic feature in that the need for hand-coding would be eliminated. Has anyone else gotten it working?
Thanks in advance,
-jgribble

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#445780

Are you able to confirm the version number of the JA Business template being used please?

[javelincommunications Friend javelincommunicationsJoin date: August 2010Posts: 5Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#445791

It is the latest version for Joomla 2.5.

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#445803

You’ll have to edit the T3 CSS file as follows:
Find the appropriate area you wish to add the image in the template.css file.
So, so set a background colour:

{ background: #fff; }
Now lets add a background image:

{ background: url(your_background.jpg); }
Many backgrounds are tiled, using this method enables you to use a very small image which is repeated across the whole page. To do this, simply add repeat-x or repeat-y to the definition:

{ background: url(your_background.jpg) repeat-x; }
repeat-x will repeat the image horizontally.
repeat-y will repeat the image vertically.
That should do it once you save and close and upload the file back through FTP

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#445806

Thanks for the tip. But, this is the traditional and cumbersome way of doing it. The Joomla 2.5 option to insert a background image via the control panel is so much simpler, if it can be made to work. Am I correct that for now it will NOT work with JA templates? I guess this is a wish-list item I would like to pass on to you.
-jgribble

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#445817

Where did you read that all you have to do in 2.5 is upload an article background image? I would love the link to read.
Just tried on a non JA Template and doesn’t work there. Maybe you misunderstood the intention of the feature?

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#445819

<em>@javelincommunications 310074 wrote:</em><blockquote> You now are supposed to be able to “insert article image”; that is, upload a background for your article. </blockquote>
For anyone else interested in this feature, let me explain what it is by telling you this. This Feature does NOT add an article background image.
All it does is make adding an image to the article easier. And it will be effected by filters set on your site. Filters are for safety and should not e ignored so tread carefully if you decide to adjust your filters.
Please see my post here for more detailed info.

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