IE background repaint issue - tried all the hacks

[gregback99@hotmail.com]

i have been chasing this around for days now - I have tried this fix, the php hack, the htacess fix - nada - tried on windows XP, vista, 6 and 7.

the background redraws - no matter what. The only way I can get it not to is to include the css styles in the html document - which I can’t do - way too many includes.

Here are the files - if you go between them - the background should repaint -that is my experience..

http://www.por7al.com/chargersguide/2.html
http://www.por7al.com/chargersguide/1.html

Any help is appreciated

There are no issues in ffox or on a mac.

[Snookerman]

the background redraws
the background should repaint

What do you mean by that and what is the difference between the two pages?

[gregback99@hotmail.com]

nothing they are identical. But when you go between them, back, forward, the background repaints. - or flashes

does not happen in FFox or a mac

[Snookerman]

I don't think it "repaints", I think all pages flash like that in IE.

[jscheuer1]

I recently have been observing this in another thread, and now recall an issue with it some time ago on a site I master. The thing is that in IE the style resources are not loaded as fast as in other browsers, and that the natural state of the page is white. If you have the style right on the page, so that it is parsed immediately, that will take care of it. It really is a bug though, particularly with background images in IE as they are not properly cached.

So, putting it on the page just loads it faster. You could try applying the style to the html element as well though (no promises):

html, body {
	background-image: url(http://chargersguide.morris-communication.com/images/CHA_Background.jpg);
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
}

[gregback99@hotmail.com]

that was a great idea - had great hopes, but alas - IE is a total special needs problem child.

Thanks for trying!