How do you create these backgrounds?

[trueman]

I know the basics of HTML and have designed some basic sites. However I would like to learn to do a site that contains a type of image down the side and across the top that blends into the rest of the page. I have noticed that these images seem to be made up of smaller images that are all grouped into cells. I don't really know how to explain it so heres an example of what I am talking about.

Example here

I know that the curved graphic on the left hand side is used by creating lots of smaller links but I want to know how to do it. I have Dreamweaver Fireworks and assume it can be done in there but am just not sure how to.

Thanks for your time.

[chillz]

The image is split into smaller images so it'll download faster... You can do this in adobe, with Slice.

The rollover effect is javascript.

www.chillztech.com

for another example.

=) plug

[trueman]

So was the entire side bar and top bar image created as one image and then later sliced up into smaller elements?

[chillz]

Yes. They musta used a program of sum kind, if not Adobe something similar. Not sure if DreamWeaver has it... but it might.

Each row, is a different image, and once the mouse rolls over's it, it just changes the SRC (source) of the image...

From this:


To this:


Not how I would do it, but thats how that particular site was done...

[trueman]

Thanks for the explanation but Im not actually talking about the link buttons. What I want to know is how they do the graphics in the background? especially that curved banner along the side.

[butch81385]

it seems like just experimenting with photoshop wiill get you want you want

[Vagabond]

i have something like that somewhere ill send it to you when i find it...