InfoPath Dev

I am trying to set a background image for the entire form. To do this, I have extracted the form and edited the body tag in view.xsl to be:

<body style="background-image:url([Absolute Path]\blue_gradient_background.gif);">

When I then open the form in design mode the background image appears. However, when I preview or open the form to add data the background does not show.

Am I doing something wrong, or is this a weird bug in InfoPath?

Thanks

Hi,

It is because you are missing a reference to yor gif in your manifest.xsf.

If you have a gif called: aa.gif.

In the xsl, you should have (as you did): body style="background-image:url('aa.gif')"

Then, in your manifest, you should add:
<xsf:file name="aa.gif">
<xsf:fileProperties>
<xsf:property name="FileType" type="string" value="resource"></xsf:property>
</xsf:fileProperties>
</xsf:file>

and you need to copy your gif locally....

Hope that it helps.

Regards,

Franck Dauché

Franck,

Many thanks for the tip. That did work.

Do the resource files have to be local or could load them from a Web site? IE, would this work:
<xsf:file name="http://www.infopathdev.com/images/IPDLogo.gif">

Hi,

I don't believe that you can. But, I won't bet my life on it!

Franck Dauché