Responsive CSS box/rectangle with top side arched and outlined - css

I need to create a footer with arched top side and it should have an outline too. I thought of using a image on the top and plain rectangle with the same bg color below it but I need it to be responsive on different devices. Is it possible with pure CSS without having to use different sized images? And cross-browser solutions please :)
I am not be able to post images here because I am new here, here you go: http://oi60.tinypic.com/vwf48.jpg

footer{
height: 100px; width: 100%;
background-color: grey;
border-radius: 50% 50% 0 0;
}
<footer></footer>
Here's a link to a Codepen.io example if you want to play around with it:
EXAMPLE LINK HERE

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Scale and centre align <img> in hidden overflow div tag

I'm creating a new website for myself, and as a photographer/videographer, image content is the first thing I want people to see on my page.
Here is my code so far.
HTML:
<div id="slideshow_background">
<img src="IMAGEADDRESS.JPG" class="slideshow" align="middle"/>
</div>
CSS:
#slideshow_background {
width: 100%;
left: 50%;
margin-left: -50%;
overflow: hidden;
text-align: centre;
z-index: -1;
position: absolute;
margin-top: -100px;
margin-left: -50%;
max-height: 700px;
}
img.slideshow {
width: 100%;
min-width: 700px;
display: block;
text-align: center;
vertical-align: bottom;
}
What I am trying to achieve with this, is what is done here: http://www.atcofficial.com.
As you can see, the image stays centred whatever the window width is. It also scales up/down depending on how zoomed in or out you are. This site is made with Squarespace, so I'm imagining it's some form of fancy javascript/jquery or something along those lines.
With CSS, I am able to get the image to either stay centred, OR to scale up and down, but not both at the same time. That's what I'm trying to achieve here. Is there away to combine the two so that this is possible?
Try using CSS background-size:cover;. Cover shrinks and expands to fit various window sizes, without distorting the image. If the screen size ratio is different than the image, than it will crop the edges depending on how you have it positioned (top, bottom, center, right, left, center). Keeping the image in proportion is the key feature of background-size:cover;. Because its a background and not an image, you can easily place elements on top of it.
Here is a JSFiddle Example you can play with. Expand and contract the window to see the background image adjust in size. The only code your are interested in is listed below. (The rest of the CSS in the example is for styling only, and to make the div display at 100% width and height).
background-image:url(http://i.imgur.com/OaE8VAj.jpg);
background-repeat:no-repeat;
background-position:center center;
background-size:cover;
-webkit-background-size:cover;
-moz-background-size:cover;
-o-background-size:cover;
Follow Up
Yes, there are CSS3 slideshow galleries. Here is one that looks attractive, and is responsive: https://github.com/css-slider/image-slider. Here is a tutorial on creating a CSS3 slideshow from Smashing Magazine: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2012/04/25/pure-css3-cycling-slideshow/.
You probably already know the information below, but what you have to check into before investing much time in the technology (CSS3 or JavaScript), is how the gallery will display on older browsers and handheld devices, and is there an easy work-around for these devices.
One technique would be to place the gallery in a separate div that can be hidden for older browsers/devices. Then use the background-size:cover, or another technique, as a fallback. Also remember that IE10 and IE11 on a touch screen can be glitchy, and need testing as well. Without going to far beyond the scope of your original question, there are several good ways to detect devices/browsers including Modernizr, Matt Stow's Layout Engine, Categorizr.js and Internet Exlporer's Conditional Comments.
Side Note: The example website listed in the question displayed a large single image as background, and if there was a slideshow, it was not working on this end using the latest version of Firefox.

Divs make links on image unclickable

I am trying to position a Twitter and Facebook image next to my portrait on my website but in order to get the positioning correct i have to use divs. The problem is that when i add a div to the image and a link to it the div makes the image unable to be clicked and go to the link. I can't get rid of the divs because its the only way for my images to be positioned correctly. I will post a JSfiddle below with the code.
JSFiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/HeyItsProdigy/RVUhV/
Area of issue : <div id="facebook"><img src="fb.png" height="101" width="101" />
The problem isn't exactly as you describe. The issue is that your positioning is causing your Twitter element to overlap the others, which makes them un-clickable.
There's unfortunately not an easy solution. I think you're going to have to rethink your whole CSS structure, including eliminating the deprecated <center> tags to figure this one out. Good luck.
Use z-index:
#twitter {
position:relative;
bottom:290px;
left:168px;
z-index: 1;
}
#facebook {
position:relative;
top:83px;
right:168px;
z-index: 5;
}
jsfiddle
However, this type of CSS styling shouldn't be used in this manner. Using rules such as top, left, bottom, right etc should rarely be used for positioning, unless using absolute positioned elements.
You should look into using margin and padding as well as display properties for positioning your divs. Much of this code can be taken out.
I'm very sorry to tell you, but the answer is: do a modern HTML tutorial!
You should try Code Academy they have interactive course for beginners and intermediates with direct feedback. It seems you got stuck with an old HTML 3/4 book which won't do you any good.
But I also got an direkt answer for your link problem: this fiddle where you include the images as background-images and by using your classes and selectors efficiently you have to write(mostly copy+paste) very few lines if you want to add something.
You do the most with this CSS part:
.socialmedia a {
display: block; /* Because the image is probably higher than the text */
height: 50px; /* you have to set it to block and height 50px to show the image */
padding-left: 55px; /* make room for the background image(50px) and extra margin(+5px) */
padding-top: 12px; /* center in the middle of the image */
padding-bottom: 12px;
text-decoration: none;
}
Example g+:
CSS:
.g a {
background: url(logo_g_50x50.png) no-repeat;
}
HTML
<li class="g">+1 me on g+</li>
and done!
It's easier to read and even easier to maintain for later reuse or additions

CSS div border radius around image

i hope someone can answer this question because my client wants this and right now i dont know how to build this in css.
Does anyone know how to build something like this ?
It should be something like if you align your image to the right your text will align nicely with the image.
Here what i want to do is to build a div make a border around all the text that has been typed and then align it with the image. how could i do this?
After the help of Pete.
Problem here is the
box-shadow
Also the box needs to be transparant later in the stage.
This is my result right now http://jsfiddle.net/peteng/cu59r/.
Edit : Thank you for all the answers and support to help me solve this css issue.
The following thing it should happen is :
See the picture.
See the jsfiddle link i posted.
The content with the border needs a box-shadow, a border radius and a gradient.
This needs to be dynamic.
And again thank you community for helping me means alot to me.
with the use of a couple of images you should be able to create what you want
html
<div id="wrapper">
<div id="imageHolder"><div class="inner"><img src="http://lorempixel.com/200/200" /></div></div>
<!--put text here-->
<p>Text</p>
</div>
css
#wrapper {width:400px; border-radius:10px; border-top-right-radius:0px; background-color:#7ab37a; overflow:auto; padding:15px;}
#imageHolder {float:right; margin:-15px -15px 0 0; background:#ffffff url(http://i.imgur.com/gMIy72D.gif) left top no-repeat;}
#imageHolder .inner {background:url(http://i.imgur.com/RLBbLYV.gif) right bottom no-repeat; padding:10px 10px 20px 20px;}
Example
Update
With all your edits as to what you now want (instead of the simple l-shape in your original question). This is not possible for the following reason
The text has to have a background colour which means that you need the background colour on the main wrapper so that it will make the l-shape. This means the only way to get the desired effect of the rounded corners for the image is to place another background over the wrapper background (meaning you cannot have anything transparent otherwise the wrapper background-color will just show through)
The best you can hope for is to tell the client, if they want that shape, they will have to keep the images to an exact size and their text to a specific length and then you can use a simple background image
I think there isn't a easy way to style your text-box like this.
My suggestion: designs the box with Photoshop and then add it as a background image in two different divs (the text box should have a transparent background where the image should be). After this you position the divs in the right way, if necessary with a wrapper div.
disadvantages: not responsive, static, and so on
You can simply float the image and it will look like this: http://www.homeandlearn.co.uk/wd/images/chapter3/text_wrap_final.gif
Just add
float: right/left;
margin: 0;
See if that works.
see this DEMO . Is this what you are expecting.
<figure style="float:right;">
This is a very good question in my opinion :)
My short answer would be - yes, it's possible - see Pete's answer. I understand the difficulty of the situation and also I understand the fact that this kind of solution lacks flexibility because it combines css border-radius and an image - so => a) it will look weird in IE8 and below and b) it will look weird if we change some css :)
My own answer would be to use css only to do that, but the main issue will be unsolved, the corners close to the image will not be rounded by any means in css that I'm aware of.
Consider looking at this fiddle - http://jsfiddle.net/skip405/m6cpb/1/
I would prefer my variant because it's a bit more flexible - if there is a need of change - only css will change, no need of re-making any images of another color or of a different radius... no images needed at all :) Although you will need to style the images floated to the left differently and those - in the middle of the text as well.
Skull3r7 had a good idea with background-images. In addition, it is possible to use two divs with (dynamic) text and one other with the 'top border'.
Layer one contains the text as 'placeholder' and 'bottom border',
Layer two contains the 'top border image' (covers the top of Layer one)
Layer three contains the visible text.
Example
However, it is easier to implement Pete's solution, but I hope this example can help too. :)
A further alternative to those suggested, given the following HTML structure:
<div class="imgContainer">
<img src="http://placekitten.com/150/150" />
<p><!-- text excised for brevity --></p>
</div>
And CSS:
.imgContainer {
border: 1px solid #000;
padding: 0;
width: 80%;
margin: 0 auto 1em auto;
border-radius: 1em;
}
.imgContainer img {
float: right;
margin: -1px -1px 0 0;
padding: 0 0 0.5em 0.5em;
border: 1px solid #fff;
border-bottom: 1px solid #000;
border-left: 1px solid #000;
}
.imgContainer p {
margin: 0.5em;
padding: 0;
text-indent: 0.5em;
}
JS Fiddle demo.
This should allow any size image to be used (so long as it fits within the container element, of course), and be responsive, and adaptable to changed sizes.
Unfortunately, though, I can't think of a way to provide the curve on the borders of the img itself. On the plus-side, it avoids needlessly wrapping and re-wrapping elements, so the HTML itself could, and should, stay pretty lean.

How to use CSS Sprite in responsive layout?

There a few questions that revolve around my problem, but none of the answers pertain to what I'm trying to do. I'm using a sprite for my site logo by using a class on an anchor tag. Problem is that I have to define the pixel height and width and this prevents the logo from being responsive.
Here's the HTML:
Here's the CSS:
a.logo-sprite {
background: url('image_here.jpg') 0 0;
display: block;
width: 450px;
height: 130px;
}
a.logo-sprite:hover {
background: url('image_here2.jpg') 0 -140px;
}
Any thoughts? Thanks.
That's right. Since sprites, by definition are meant for fixed dimensions only (They are images after all), they cannot be "smoothly" used in fluid/responsive layouts.
They can be used in responsive layouts, as long as you keep making adjustments for each "level" in your media queries.
Okay, I have an idea.
You can use the background-size property to "lock" the sprite in place and stop more/less of it being shown than you want. Here is a rudimentary example:
background-position: 0px 0px;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: 190% 140%;
The only problem here is that images resize differently to elements like Divs and anchors so the height won't scale dynamically. I believe the only way to achieve this is to use JavaScript but I may be wrong.
Here's a rough example of how you might start going about something like this:
http://jsfiddle.net/VW2dW/16/
If you resize the browser you will notice it successfully scales horizontally but not vertically which is a problem.

Image Rollover, no Javascript, no Link, pure CSS, code validate and Broswer compatible

Image Rollover, no JavaScript, no Link, pure CSS, code validate and Browser compatible.
Hello all, I have been working 24hours strait to come up with this fairly easy solution. I want to know if everything is all right and if there are ways to improve. It's quite elegant, here we go:
I have only one image "Logo" but it will show as 2 different logo each with a rollover effect.
I use a sprite (only 1 image containing my 4 logos) and I just change it's position.
Here I insert my image in a div with
<div id="logo-rollover-1" class="logo-rollover">
<img title="whatever" alt="whatever" src="path-to-your-image">
</div>
Then I insert in another div the same image but with a different id
<div id="logo-rollover-2" class="logo-rollover">
<img title="whatever" alt="whatever" src="path-to-your-image">
</div>
Now my CSS:
.logo-rollover {
background: #ffd42a url('path-to-your-image');
width: 230px;
float: left;
height: 130px;
overflow: hidden;
position: relative;
}
.logo-rollover img { width: 460px; height: 260px; }
.logo-rollover :hover { opacity: 0; filter:alpha(opacity=0); }
#logo-rollover-1 { background-position: 0px -130px; }
#logo-rollover-2 { background-position: -230px -130px; }
#logo-rollover-2 img { right: 230px; position: relative; display: block; }
Explanations: when someone hover an image it becomes transparent and show the background witch is the same image but with a different position. opacity: 0 for Firefox, Google and filter:alpha(opacity=0) for Explorer. position: relative on the .logo-rollover class is for compatibility of hidden overflow with IE6 & IE7. display:block; is added to the id img for the Opera browser.
No Hack: When there is no link, there is no need for href="#" or "javascript:void(0)"
Advantages: instead of requesting 4 (or more) images, there is only 1 image (the total size of 1 image sprite is smaller then the total size of 4). the rollover is instant as the image is already downloaded. No hack, no false link, code validate. Add a title to the image. The only browser not rolling over is IE6 but the site is not broken, the logo show correctly. There is a hack for activating hover for IE6 but I didn't bother as IE6 is dead.
Tip: use the same path for your image everywhere.
I mean the "path-to-your-image" needs to be the same for all call. Because of browser caching.
Is this the best elegant way? Can this code be improve? I hope it will help someone because it was a real pain to develop thank to others user here I found some tricks here and there and came up with this.
Comment appreciated.
Why not completely removing inner <img> and create logo using CSS background?
<a id="logo">Logo</a>
#logo { width:100px; height:60px; background:url(path/to/logo.png) 0 0;
overflow:hidden; text-indent:-1000px; display:block; }
#logo:hover { background-position:0 -60px; }
Explanation:
<a> is the only element that supports :hover pseudo selector on IE6. If you want native solution for hover logo you must use this tag. Some people sometimes wrap other elements ex: <a><div></div></a> to give div hover property by accessing it from CSS using a:hover div { }
overflow:hidden; and text-indent:-1000px; hide text from inside the div. It is a good practise to leave text inside for accessibility reasons.
background sets the background color of your div, initialy alligned to 0, 0
background-position does the actual trick and shifts the image - it is moving it within the 'viewport' div making different part of the image visible.
nice description! I see one small improvement: put the background und no-repeat definition in your .logo-rollover class to have less css code (you have to write it only once instead of twice)

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