background-attachment property
[This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.]
Sets or retrieves how the background image is attached to the object within the document.
Syntax
background-attachment: scroll | fixed
Property values
scroll-
Default. Background image scrolls with the object as the document is scrolled.
fixed-
Background image stays fixed within the viewable area of the object.
CSS information
| Applies To | All elements |
|---|---|
| Media | visual |
| Inherited | no |
| Initial Value |
Remarks
This property can be set with the other background properties by using the background composite property.
Examples
The following examples use the background-attachment attribute and the background-attachment property to set the background to "fixed", so that the background does not scroll with the text.
This example uses an inline style sheet to set the background to fixed.
Code example: http://samples.msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/samples/author/dhtml/refs/background-attachment.htm
<STYLE >
BODY { background-attachment:fixed }
</STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY background="some.jpg">
This example uses inline scripting to set the background to fixed.
Code example: http://samples.msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/samples/author/dhtml/refs/backgroundAttachment.htm
<BODY ID="oBdy" background="marble05.jpg" onload="oBdy.style.backgroundAttachment = 'fixed'">
Build date: 3/14/2012
