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Derek R · 02-16-2012, 02:11 PM

I have foxed and browned endpapers of old books that I want to scan and use as background images for epubs. I am assuming that I would just put the necessary background-image code in the body of the css and then use a separate stylesheet to exclude the background from the cover.xhtml page?

But I am wondering what dimensions I should make these background image pages and at what resolution. Do the different devices resize them to fit the screen and, if they aren't at the right ratio for the screen, would 'background-repeat: repeat;' resolve that problem.

I hope that makes some sort of sense?

Any advice on how to get this right would be appreciated.

02-16-2012, 02:11 PM	#1
Derek R Zealot Posts: 104 Karma: 20 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: County Down, Northern Ireland Device: none	dimensions and resolution of background images in epubs I have foxed and browned endpapers of old books that I want to scan and use as background images for epubs. I am assuming that I would just put the necessary background-image code in the body of the css and then use a separate stylesheet to exclude the background from the cover.xhtml page? But I am wondering what dimensions I should make these background image pages and at what resolution. Do the different devices resize them to fit the screen and, if they aren't at the right ratio for the screen, would 'background-repeat: repeat;' resolve that problem. I hope that makes some sort of sense? Any advice on how to get this right would be appreciated.