Editable background image

[michaelp]

Hi Everyone!

i´m new to cmsms and have a pretty basic question.
Is it possible to edit a background image of a template?
The problem is that i can hardly fix my layout without using a background image - but this image must be editable by editors ...
I´m coming from TYPO3 where this is not (really easy) possible.

Any help appreciated - i´m still in the progress of building my templates, which i have to have ready by tomorrow.

So long,
Michael

[tophers]

I'm going to assume that you don't expect the editors be able to alter the actual image, but rather to specify which background image to use. That could get tricky (though I imagine that by saying so I'll be eliciting a few responses to the contrary!), but there are several simple ways to accomplish this.

It all comes down to templates. You could:

1) Build different templates that have different background images specified, allowing the editor to choose which will show up, or;

2) Code the template so that in pulls in a variable based on where you are in the site. The following code in your template (in conjunction with the CGSimpleSmarty Module) will assign a body class equal to the page alias of the section you are in:

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{$cgsimple->get_root_alias('','root_alias')}
</__body class="{$root_alias}">

From there, you simply style your css 'hang' on this code - ie:

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.home body {background: #fff url(uploads/images/home_bkgd.gif) repeat-x center top;}
.about body {background: #fff url(uploads/images/about_bkgd.gif) repeat-x center top;}
etc.

I hope this points you in the right direction, or at least prompts some more targeted questions. If you have a link or example to post, please do - it'll help us answer your questions.