I have a single image covering the entire background. Do sites that do this usually choose an image size via JavaScript? And if I didn’t want to use JavaScript, what’s a good minimum size to cover the vast majority of screens? Thanks.
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I have a single image covering the entire background. Do sites that do this usually choose an image size via JavaScript? And if I didn’t want to use JavaScript, what’s a good minimum size to cover the vast majority of screens? Thanks.
There’s no way to tell, an image that would fit nicely on a 10″ netbook will not look the same on a 24″ monitor, so your best bet is to use a jQuery plugin such as the Backstretch or Vegas plugins or CSS3’s
background-size:coverproperty like so:Granted, that will only work on modern browsers. Here are a few more techniques to achieve this goal.