The Background Sampler

THE BACKGROUND SAMPLER

To obtain these backgrounds and use them in your own pages you can either refer to them on our server, or copy them and use them yourself.

USING THE BACKGROUNDS AT NETSCAPE

You can use these backgrounds directly from our server. An example of the HTML would be:

    <body background="/assist/net_sites/bg/fabric/gray_fabric.gif">

The URLs for each of the backgrounds are shown along with the images. The advantage of using the backgrounds directly from Netscape's server is that when your users visit a page that uses a Netscape background, the chances are very good that it will be in the cache and thus load more quickly.

When specifying a background image (with BACKGROUND) it is a good idea also to specify a background color (with BGCOLOR.) That color should be one similar to the prevailing color of the image; this ensures that if the user viewing your page has image loading off, or if your background image cannot be loaded for some reason, the page will still look close to the way you intended.

Also, if the image you specify as a background has transparent areas, the bgcolor will show through.

COPYING BACKGROUNDS

To obtain your own copy of these images, use Netscape's pop-up menu feature. Here's how:

Position the cursor over the image
Now make the popup menu appear: If you are on Windows or X/Motif just hold down the right mouse button. If you are on Macintosh, hold down the mouse button for about 1 second.
Choose "Save this Image as..." from the menu and voila! It's yours.

fabric/gray_fabric.gif	fabric/pink_fabric.gif	fabric/yellow_fabric.gif
weave/lipurple_weave.gif	weave/blue_weave.gif	weave/yellow_weave.gif
weave/bluewind_weave.gif	weave/embossed_weave.gif	weave/funkyblue_weave.gif
rock/gray_rock.gif	rock/red_rock.gif	rock/yellow_rock.gif
rock/blue_rock.gif	rock/multicolor1_rock.gif	rock/multicolor2_rock.gif
rock/multicolor3_rock.gif	rock/smblue_rock.gif
marble/blue_marble.gif	marble/greenred_marble.gif	marble/redgray_marble.gif
marble/purpleblue_marble.gif	marble/olivepink_marble.gif	marble/purple_marble1.gif
marble/lavender_marble.gif	marble/lavender_swirl_marble.gif	marble/70s_marble.gif
marble/purple_marble2.gif	marble/tanblue_marble.gif
metal/brushed_alumnium.gif	metal/gray_aluminum.gif	metal/corrugated_metal.gif
stucco/gray_stucco.gif	stucco/green_stucco.gif	stucco/red_stucco.gif
stucco/yellow_stucco.gif	stucco/smgreen_stucco.gif
paper/blue_paper.gif	paper/bluewhite_paper.gif	paper/greenwhite_paper.gif
paper/olive_paper.gif	paper/purple_paper.gif	paper/tan_paper.gif
paper/teal_paper.gif	paper/yellow_paper.gif	paper/bluesand_paper.gif
paper/orange_paper.gif	paper/bright_paper.gif	paper/lavender_paper.gif
paper/multidot_paper.gif	paper/olivered_paper.gif	paper/peach_paper.gif
paper/red_paper.gif	paper/smblue_paper.gif	paper/smbluewhite_paper.gif
paper/summer_paper.gif	paper/wind_paper.gif	paper/redwhite_paper.gif

dots/grey_dots.gif	dots/1960s_dots.gif
dots/multicolor1_dots.gif
water/raindrops_dark.gif	water/raindrops_light.gif
water/clouds.gif