Here’s something I learned today.
Outlook Web Access does not like CSS background images - even though Outlook and Outlook Express do. (Unfortunately, OWA isn’t listed in Campaign Monitor’s Guide to CSS Support in Email). Furthermore, if you use the shorthand background notation and happen to have a background image in there, OWA won’t display any of your background properties. So, this…
background: #6461b6 url("images/sky.jpg") no-repeat top left;
…means that in OWA, your background color won’t be applied - which can be a problem if you’ve also specified white text.
On the other hand, if you do this…
background-color: #6461b6;
background-image: url("images/sky.jpg");
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position: top left;
…your background color will be there in OWA. But the image just ain’t going to show up no matter what, so get over it, buddy.
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One Response to "You learn something new every day"
oh! I am just cursing Microsloth as you typed that. cursing ‘em. works fine in all browsers, then ’sloth. and it’s just lookin’ like hell. grrrrrrr.