Hey guys,
can someone tell me, how to add a simple background-image for the default skin?
i've tried it, but it doesn't work.

the code looks like this:

.gbody{
font-family: Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
background: #000000;
padding:10px;
}

so my background is just black.
when i add
"background-image:url(img/mybg.gif)
it does not do anything.

Yes, i'm a newbie, sorry for this stupid question.

.gbody{
font-family: Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
background:url("/img/mybg.gif")
padding:10px;
}

hm, does not work.
it's just changing from a black background to a white background (but not in the frame of the page. there it is still black.)
it changes to white when i open the board separately (like *ww.mypage/board)

Why not try Google for a valid syntax?
The value of background-image should be in apostrophes.
Also I recommend to put a direct URL there, not a relative one. With full HTTP:// i.e. http://your_domain/forum/img/image.jpg or something like this.

i've tried, but it doesn't work.
i just need to put the background-image command at the Body or anywhere else?

Then try it again and look up for your own mistake. Also make sure you are pointing to the image which really exists (put the URL to it directly in your browser and check if it's on place).

ok, i got it. :)
I needed to edit the main_header.html and not only my css file.
thx for the help

I suppose you don't need to edit main_header.html for putting a CSS background.

I've just taken default CSS file from miniBB, bb_default_style.css, and modified the following:

It's that easy and 100% works. So I don't get why did you experience some problem, and what did you modified in HTML at the time you don't need to; but it's up to you...

It seems that the guy from which i got the files has edited them before. (Don't know what he has changed at all)
so after i couldn't get the backround-image working by the css file, i looked into the sourcecode of the main_header. i found this style="background-image:url(xyz) and edited it by myself. now its working.

Well, if it was there, the question is not about "how to set a Background Image", but "how to set a Background Image in your modified file" ;)

Hehe, ok :)

I 'love' questions that can be fixed in 60 sec if user was more careful, but end up taking full resources of big brains like Paul, classic ;).