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Asked: 2026-05-25T21:24:50+00:00

This website renders a background jpg differently than it did in Firefox 5 and

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This website renders a background jpg differently than it did in Firefox 5 and below on Windows 7. I know that’s a bit confusing so I’ll outline it.

It works:

All versions of firefox, chrome, and IE on windows XP

All versions of chrome, IE, and firefox 5 and below on windows 7

Example:
enter image description here

It doesn’t work:

Firefox 6 and above on Windows 7

Example:
enter image description here

The website is repeating the gradient jpg horizontally. It then tries to make the background color the same color as the bottom of that gradient.

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  1. Editorial Team

    On my Windows 7 / FF6, the gradient looks pretty smooth:

    enter image description here

    so I think that what you’re seeing is machine specific.

    However, you might have better results by using a .GIF with a transparent bottom (to fade to background color) rather than a .JPG. In general, you’ve got better control over the colors in a .GIF because it’s not a lossy format if you have few enough colors.

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