Same CSS3 gradient acting differently - css

I used a css3 generator to create a gradient background.
It works on a static html page I built.
When I run my aspx there is no backgruond, though firebug shows the rule, with no conflicts, and even displays the gradient when I hover on the rule in firebug.
I fiddled it - doesn't work there either.
Here's the code:
body {
background: #a0d3ff; /* Old browsers */
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #a0d3ff 0%, #ffffff 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,#a0d3ff), color-stop(100%,#ffffff)); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #a0d3ff 0%,#ffffff 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #a0d3ff 0%,#ffffff 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #a0d3ff 0%,#ffffff 100%); /* IE10+ */
background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #a0d3ff 0%,#ffffff 100%); /* W3C */
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#a0d3ff', endColorstr='#ffffff',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-9 */
}
How can I fix it?

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make background gradient smoother in firefox

I'm applying a linear background gradient to the <html> tag but in Firefox it's not very smooth, ie you can see lines: See this image:
In chrome it's much smoother. My CSS code is as follows:
html{
/* Permalink - use to edit and share this gradient: http://colorzilla.com/gradient-editor/#3c352e+0,121212+100 */
background: #3c352e; /* Old browsers */
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #3c352e 0%, #121212 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,#3c352e), color-stop(100%,#121212)); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #3c352e 0%,#121212 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #3c352e 0%,#121212 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #3c352e 0%,#121212 100%); /* IE10+ */
background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #3c352e 0%,#121212 100%); /* W3C */
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#3c352e', endColorstr='#121212',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-9 */
height:100vh;
}
Is there a way to smoothen this out?

missing an opening brace '({)' after the selector in the style rule

Programming in ASP.NET 4.0 and I thought I would start with CSS3 on one of my client site.
I first made a fiddle which worked beautifully. Styles used in the fiddle are
.newmainblock{
background:rgb(254,254,253) ; /* Old browsers */
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, rgba(254,254,253,1) 0%, rgba(220,227,196,1) 42%, rgba(174,191,118,1) 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,rgba(254,254,253,1)), color-stop(42%,rgba(220,227,196,1)), color-stop(100%,rgba(174,191,118,1))); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, rgba(254,254,253,1) 0%,rgba(220,227,196,1) 42%,rgba(174,191,118,1) 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
background: -o-linear-gradient(top, rgba(254,254,253,1) 0%,rgba(220,227,196,1) 42%,rgba(174,191,118,1) 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, rgba(254,254,253,1) 0%,rgba(220,227,196,1) 42%,rgba(174,191,118,1) 100%); /* IE10+ */
background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(254,254,253,1) 0%,rgba(220,227,196,1) 42%,rgba(174,191,118,1) 100%); /* W3C */
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#fefefd', endColorstr='#aebf76',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-9 */
border: 1px solid #000000;
height: 440px;
}​
#newbuttonbar {
background: rgb(180,221,180); /* Old browsers */
/* IE9 SVG, needs conditional override of 'filter' to 'none' */
background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, rgba(180,221,180,1) 0%, rgba(131,199,131,1) 17%, rgba(82,177,82,1) 33%, rgba(0,138,0,1) 67%, rgba(0,87,0,1) 83%, rgba(0,36,0,1) 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,rgba(180,221,180,1)), color-stop(17%,rgba(131,199,131,1)), color-stop(33%,rgba(82,177,82,1)), color-stop(67%,rgba(0,138,0,1)), color-stop(83%,rgba(0,87,0,1)), color-stop(100%,rgba(0,36,0,1))); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, rgba(180,221,180,1) 0%,rgba(131,199,131,1) 17%,rgba(82,177,82,1) 33%,rgba(0,138,0,1) 67%,rgba(0,87,0,1) 83%,rgba(0,36,0,1) 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
background: -o-linear-gradient(top, rgba(180,221,180,1) 0%,rgba(131,199,131,1) 17%,rgba(82,177,82,1) 33%,rgba(0,138,0,1) 67%,rgba(0,87,0,1) 83%,rgba(0,36,0,1) 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, rgba(180,221,180,1) 0%,rgba(131,199,131,1) 17%,rgba(82,177,82,1) 33%,rgba(0,138,0,1) 67%,rgba(0,87,0,1) 83%,rgba(0,36,0,1) 100%); /* IE10+ */
background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(180,221,180,1) 0%,rgba(131,199,131,1) 17%,rgba(82,177,82,1) 33%,rgba(0,138,0,1) 67%,rgba(0,87,0,1) 83%,rgba(0,36,0,1) 100%); /* W3C */
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#b4ddb4', endColorstr='#002400',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-8 */
}​
( Demo here )
Now I copied that to my css inside my visual studio and ran it. To my dismay I found that I could not see a newbuttonbar at all. I asked firebug and they told me there is no newbuttonbar defined at all.
Also even though the style is not applied its still displayed in Firebug CSS console
At last I found the reason as this. ( I am not sure if this is correct )
The CSS editor complains that newmainblock is
missing an opening brace '({)' after the selector in the style rule
So it omits the tag that just comes after newmainblock. That is newbuttonbar. All the other styles are taken into account. Why this happens, what am I doing wrong and how to correct it?
On an unrelated sidenote DTD of my ASP.NET generated page as well as my fiddle is XHTMl1.0

There are some invalid characters in your CSS after the closing curly braces. Your code editor just isn't showing them. Try the page in Chrome, then open the web inspector (F12). Switch to the "Resources" or "Sources" tab and take a look at your CSS. You'll see what I mean.
Here's the fixed CSS:
.newmainblock{
background:rgb(254,254,253) ; /* Old browsers */
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, rgba(254,254,253,1) 0%, rgba(220,227,196,1) 42%, rgba(174,191,118,1) 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,rgba(254,254,253,1)), color-stop(42%,rgba(220,227,196,1)), color-stop(100%,rgba(174,191,118,1))); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, rgba(254,254,253,1) 0%,rgba(220,227,196,1) 42%,rgba(174,191,118,1) 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
background: -o-linear-gradient(top, rgba(254,254,253,1) 0%,rgba(220,227,196,1) 42%,rgba(174,191,118,1) 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, rgba(254,254,253,1) 0%,rgba(220,227,196,1) 42%,rgba(174,191,118,1) 100%); /* IE10+ */
background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(254,254,253,1) 0%,rgba(220,227,196,1) 42%,rgba(174,191,118,1) 100%); /* W3C */
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#fefefd', endColorstr='#aebf76',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-9 */
border: 1px solid #000000;
height: 440px;
}
#newbuttonbar {
background: rgb(180,221,180); /* Old browsers */
/* IE9 SVG, needs conditional override of 'filter' to 'none' */
background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, rgba(180,221,180,1) 0%, rgba(131,199,131,1) 17%, rgba(82,177,82,1) 33%, rgba(0,138,0,1) 67%, rgba(0,87,0,1) 83%, rgba(0,36,0,1) 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,rgba(180,221,180,1)), color-stop(17%,rgba(131,199,131,1)), color-stop(33%,rgba(82,177,82,1)), color-stop(67%,rgba(0,138,0,1)), color-stop(83%,rgba(0,87,0,1)), color-stop(100%,rgba(0,36,0,1))); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, rgba(180,221,180,1) 0%,rgba(131,199,131,1) 17%,rgba(82,177,82,1) 33%,rgba(0,138,0,1) 67%,rgba(0,87,0,1) 83%,rgba(0,36,0,1) 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
background: -o-linear-gradient(top, rgba(180,221,180,1) 0%,rgba(131,199,131,1) 17%,rgba(82,177,82,1) 33%,rgba(0,138,0,1) 67%,rgba(0,87,0,1) 83%,rgba(0,36,0,1) 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, rgba(180,221,180,1) 0%,rgba(131,199,131,1) 17%,rgba(82,177,82,1) 33%,rgba(0,138,0,1) 67%,rgba(0,87,0,1) 83%,rgba(0,36,0,1) 100%); /* IE10+ */
background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(180,221,180,1) 0%,rgba(131,199,131,1) 17%,rgba(82,177,82,1) 33%,rgba(0,138,0,1) 67%,rgba(0,87,0,1) 83%,rgba(0,36,0,1) 100%); /* W3C */
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#b4ddb4', endColorstr='#002400',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-8 */
}

linear-gradient equivalent to moz-linear-gradient

I want to replace the following Mozilla-specific CSS rule:
background: -moz-linear-gradient(center top , #F5F5F5, #E4E4E4);
with an equivalent rule that uses the standard linear-gradient instead. In other words, how can I complete the following rule so that it has the same effect (in Firefox) as the rule above
background: linear-gradient /* what goes here? */

This is how I handle all gradients for all browsers, I hope this helps;
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, rgba(0,0,0,0.65) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,rgba(0,0,0,0.65)), color-stop(100%,rgba(0,0,0,0))); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, rgba(0,0,0,0.65) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
background: -o-linear-gradient(top, rgba(0,0,0,0.65) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, rgba(0,0,0,0.65) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%); /* IE10+ */
background: linear-gradient(top, rgba(0,0,0,0.65) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%); /* W3C */
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#a6000000', endColorstr='#00000000',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-9 */

You could also use some gradient generators if you are having some difficulties or just for speeding up the process.
Examples:
http://www.colorzilla.com/gradient-editor/
http://westciv.com/tools/gradients/
http://gradients.glrzad.com/

center is not part of the linear gradient specification. (I don't know why it's ignored rather than being a CSS error.) The most up-to-date syntax supported by Firefox is -moz-linear-gradient(to bottom, #F5F5F5, #E4E4E4); however as far as I know the specification hasn't reached CR status so this could still change.

Gradient background of submit button in IE

I am trying to add a gradient to a submit button in IE9 using the vendor specific CSS rule:
background: -ms-linear-gradient(#6671E8,#434991);
But for some reason this doesn't work. Is it something I'm doing wrong or is IE9 screwing things up again (or a combination of both)?

Try setting filter to none:
input[type="submit"] { filter: none; }
I haven't confirmed this, but I read it on Colorzilla's gradient generator:
http://www.colorzilla.com/gradient-editor/

Use CSS3 PIE and set -pie-background:
-pie-background: linear-gradient(#6671E8, #434991);

Try this:
background: #6671e8; /* Old browsers */
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #6671e8 1%, #434991 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(1%,#6671e8), color-stop(100%,#434991)); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #6671e8 1%,#434991 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #6671e8 1%,#434991 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #6671e8 1%,#434991 100%); /* IE10+ */
background: linear-gradient(top, #6671e8 1%,#434991 100%); /* W3C */
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#6671e8', endColorstr='#434991',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-9 */

CSS filter property in Firefox and Chrome

The following CSS works fine in Internet Explorer
filer:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient(GradientType=0, StartColorStr= 'white' , EndColorStr= 'gainsboro' )
but I need the same things for Firefox and Chrome. Is there an alternative ?

I find this site has an excellent tool for generating cross-browser gradients:
http://www.colorzilla.com/gradient-editor/

CSS
background: #1e5799; /* Old browsers */
/* IE9 SVG, needs conditional override of 'filter' to 'none' */
background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #1e5799 0%, #2989d8 50%, #7db9e8 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,#1e5799), color-stop(50%,#2989d8), color-stop(100%,#7db9e8)); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #1e5799 0%,#2989d8 50%,#7db9e8 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #1e5799 0%,#2989d8 50%,#7db9e8 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #1e5799 0%,#2989d8 50%,#7db9e8 100%); /* IE10+ */
background: linear-gradient(top, #1e5799 0%,#2989d8 50%,#7db9e8 100%); /* W3C */
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#1e5799', endColorstr='#7db9e8',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-8 */
HTML
<!--[if gte IE 9]>
<style type="text/css">
.gradient {
filter: none;
}
</style>
<![endif]-->

background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(
top,
white,
gainsboro
);
background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(
top,
white,
gainsboro
);
/* FOR THE FUTURE */
background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(
top,
white,
gainsboro
);
I cant remember the direction of microsoft gradients, but play around with top|| bottom || left || right

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