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> Is it possible to use transparent png images as the background for a
> table (in older ie browsers)?

yes. The alphaImageLoader works from IE 5.5, and applies a transparent PNG
as the background for any element. The only requirements are that you have
to set another style on the element that gives it "hasLayout":

http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/dhtml/reference/properties/haslayout.asp

Note that some of those styles are non-standard (writing-mode and zoom)

<style type="text/css">
table {
    width: 100%;
    background: url(foo.png);
}
</style>
<!--[if gte IE 5.5]>
<style type="text/css">
table {
filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='foo.png',sizingMethod='crop'); }
</style>
<![endif]-->

for details of the sizing methods available, see
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/filter/reference/properties/sizingmethod_1.asp
There does not seem to be a setting that makes it repeat.


Mark 'Tarquin' Wilton-Jones - author of http://www.howtocreate.co.uk/