Writing over a picture

[TammyVallee]

I am trying to text over a picture and turn that text into a link. Everything goes great until I turn the text into a link then it just shows up on top of my picture as a white box. I have tried several times changing the font and background color but it goes back to white everytime i publish it.
Any suggestuions?

http://www.tammyvallee.com/valleefamilypage.html

The tball day link is what I wanted to put on top of a picture.

[jkadin]

Re: Writing over a picture

Instead of linking the tex why not link the picture instead and if you use the tex check the tex properties thats where you may have your problem

[D'son]

Re: Writing over a picture

Tammy good start can't wait to see it finished, I went through some of your pics and I would suggest that if you do have a way to link back to the main page from the veiwer use a different veiwer or open them in a different window. Hitting the back button is annoying to most users. I have a similar type site you can see the veiwer I use. Good luck.

[CarbonTerry]

Re: Writing over a picture

When you fill the text box are you changing the background settings in any way?
Select the text/and click on the background icon next to the "A" and select "Reset Background"
Or under Format/Background Color/Reset Background

[judavvforum]

Re: Writing over a picture

I have had the same problem. It seems that plain text has a "transparent" background, but linked text does not! If you can position the text over an area that is a solid color; then use the "color picker" to select the linked text background color.

I hope someone with more experience with BV can tell us a way to get a transparent background on linked text!

[CarbonTerry]

Re: Writing over a picture

I have not had that problem and do nothing special to get the transparent background.

[judavvforum]

Re: Writing over a picture

This occurs when you set up the link "styles". Each condition of the linked text has to be defined by color and background color. When you go to select the background color; there is no option to pick transparent. The default color is tan.

Do you set linked styles? If so, what would you select for background color?

Edit: OK! I just did a test and it does relate to setting the style of the linked text. If you don't set a style the linked text has a transparent background!

Alright....Learned something new tonite!! Thanks for the question!

[CarbonTerry]

Re: Writing over a picture

You can slightly modify the link style in the Page properties/Background and still keep a transparent background.

[judavvforum]

Re: Writing over a picture

Terry....I tried the page properties suggestion, but it did not change the "text menu" at the bottom of my page. The text menu has it's own style set up.

After various tests, just now; it seems that the only sure way to control the linked text and text menu colors is to set a style where you only define the text color and leave the background color alone! The background seems to be transparent as long as you don't change it!

[LadyEye]

Re: Writing over a picture

Yes, the background color remains transparent unless you choose to give it a color .. so that is the key there .. as well

"When you go to select the background color; there is no option to pick transparent." Correct because you have chosen to add a color to your background ...

You also have linked styles on your page properties and unless you add a link style to a link on your page then it will fall under the page properties link styles .. so check your page properties if you do not have a link style set up.

[judavvforum]

Re: Writing over a picture

I hope this discussion helps others as much as it has me! I have always struggled with the linked text background, because there was nothing in tutorials or other thread discussions that indicated that the background color could be left alone when you set up the style and it would result in a transparent background!

When you go into set up a style; it appears that the default color for background is going to be tan. So, of course I would try to set a matching color for the background, (which is impossible, if the page background has a texture to it!).

SO, this is a BIG breakthrough for me and I hope others will be helped too!

[mrmagoo144]

Re: Writing over a picture

another way to get the text and picture to link all in one manner is to put a transparent picture over the area. now you have an image and you can link the image without changing anything.
mrmagoo144

https://www.videopostcards.info

[CarbonTerry]

Re: Writing over a picture

The transparent gif has another benefit as you can change the name to use a keyword in the name.