Need web page help!

[aziyade]

Help! I have no idea what you call this, but I want my page to lengthen in size according to the size of the text on it. Right now I just have one big background image, but I want the background to be able to lengthen when we have pages with more info.

I've got a sample here:
www.evansvillebellydance.com

Does anybody know what I'm talking about here? Any help is GREATLY appreciated. If this is something only professionals do, I'm in the market for a quote.

Thanks!
Amanda

[kashmir]

To be a pain - why start with one big image? Why not an image on a coloured backbground? That way it could fit different sized screens - I get a big white stripe down the side. The embedded mapping also makes changes difficult. And it'll make loading a pain - ie slower.

Who put it up for you?

[sabrinabellydancer]

imo: probably the simplest way to get what i think you want would be to break the page into a reasonable amount of <div>s [right now you have more than you need imo], giving each <div> the background color of choice you used in your giganto-img

if you want your <div>s to resize client side, you can use % definitions of your <div> dimensions. this may/may not work well in all browsers but works in theory in my head in the middle of the night :) test and revise if needed. sorry if it only works in theory.

or you may want to use absolute widths for your <div>s and throw a background color/ tile on the whole page to avoid the white stripe.

you have lots of options which can stay in the "basic skill level" range. there is enough info on line to do this your self if you have the time and patience. i don't know what your skill level is so don't know where to point you for tutorials.

use your css for text in the <div>s

then, make the dancer img on the right into a .gif with a transparent background so she will pick up the background colors of the <div>

a not so great but simple way you can get her where you want is using the css z-index property. this will just plop her on top of your page, so to speak. it will load a bit slowly, but if you get the img size down, it shouldn't be a big deal [note: this is a quick and dirty way, not the best]
http://www.w3schools.com/css/pr_pos_z-index.asp

of course make sure to check the site cross platform and in multiple browsers. you can pm me if you need cross platform testing help

the design is very nice. good luck.

[aziyade]

Ok this clenches it -- I have virtually no idea what you all are talking about :) I think I need a professional.

I did the original layout in Quark Xpress for a flyer, then exported it as HTML. That's all I know. LOL.

Anybody want to quote on fixing this for me? I have all the original layered artwork.

Thanks for the help, though. It's just too over my head!

[HubicRuzz]

Help! I have no idea what you call this, but I want my page to lengthen in size according to the size of the text on it. Right now I just have one big background image, but I want the background to be able to lengthen when we have pages with more info.

Huh? You mean do don't want text to keep spilling over to the right side of the page, you want it to go down?