CSS3 Gradient for multiple browsers - css

Question

I have this CSS linear gradient working in Firefox and can't seem to get the same result to work in Safari and other browsers. its a paper like background for a contact field. I Have tried the whole body and a specific element and the style seems to only work in Firefox. Tried using the -webkit- and the -moz- but no luck. Any ideas?
textarea {
background-color: #fff;
background-image:
linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 79px, #abced4 79px, #abced4 81px, transparent 81px),
linear-gradient(#eee .1em, transparent .1em);
background-size: 100% 1.2em;
display: block;
resize: none;
}

Answer 1

CSS
textarea {
background-color: #ffffff;
background-image:
-moz-linear-gradient(left, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 79px, #abced4 79px, #abced4 81px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 81px),
-moz-linear-gradient(top, #eeeeee .1em, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) .1em);
background-image:
-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, right top, color-stop(79px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)), color-stop(79px, #abced4), color-stop(81px, #abced4), color-stop(81px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0))),
-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(.1em, #eeeeee), color-stop(.1em, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)));
background-image:
-webkit-linear-gradient(left, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 79px, #abced4 79px, #abced4 81px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 81px),
-webkit-linear-gradient(top, #eeeeee .1em, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) .1em);
background-image:
-o-linear-gradient(left, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 79px, #abced4 79px, #abced4 81px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 81px),
-o-linear-gradient(top, #eeeeee .1em, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) .1em);
background-image:
-ms-linear-gradient(left, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 79px, #abced4 79px, #abced4 81px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 81px),
-ms-linear-gradient(top, #eeeeee .1em, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) .1em);
background-image:
linear-gradient(to right, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 79px, #abced4 79px, #abced4 81px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 81px),
linear-gradient(to bottom, #eeeeee .1em, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) .1em);
background-size: 100% 1.2em;
}
Demo
Resources
http://www.colorzilla.com/gradient-editor/
http://caniuse.com/css-gradients

Answer 2

Here you go, a complete cross browser CSS for CSS gradients
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%, #7db9e8 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,#1e5799), color-stop(100%,#7db9e8)); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #1e5799 0%,#7db9e8 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #1e5799 0%,#7db9e8 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #1e5799 0%,#7db9e8 100%); /* IE10+ */
background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #1e5799 0%,#7db9e8 100%); /* W3C */
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#1e5799', endColorstr='#7db9e8',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-8 */
Source
As far as your answer goes this is an invalid syntax
linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 79px, #abced4 79px, #abced4 81px, transparent 81px),
linear-gradient(#eee .1em, transparent .1em);

Answer 3

Microsoft provided this simple tool to generate gradients that support cross-browser: http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/graphics/cssgradientbackgroundmaker/default.html