Background Stretcher Stack Released!

msabene · February 2010

Background Stretcher Stack

Hi everyone,

I've released a new stack: Background Stretcher...

Create a striking home page or splash page using an oversized static image or add a dramatic slideshow to cover your whole background.

The Background Stretcher is jQuery-based and will dynamically resize the images according to the size of the browser window.

Use with images or colored backgrounds to create very unique effects:

SecTech · February 2010

Just Purchased. Thanks again. Looks great. I'm sure I'll be up late tonight!

bigcharles · February 2010

Still on fire ! Nice work, Mauricio. +1

:-)

- C

peve · February 2010

great job! i need it!

mitchellm · February 2010

Mauricio: Congrats! Very nice.

Would this stack work very well with the Glide theme? I can't visualize exactly what it would do with that theme. Would it affect the banner area? The background area to the sides? Other areas?

msabene · February 2010

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Mauricio: Congrats! Very nice.

Would this stack work very well with the Glide theme? I can't visualize exactly what it would do with that theme. Would it affect the banner area? The background area to the sides? Other areas?

Because themes are built in different ways, the effect differs. However, with a little bit of CSS tweaking you can adjust as needed. For instance, below you can see bgStretcher using Glide with a few tweaks. The narrow bar going across can be easily removed, too...

Of course, this example is meant to show what shows through as the image wouldn't be a good choice...

I hope this helps.

Cheers,
Mauricio

mitchellm · February 2010

Mauricio: This is really helpful to see. Thanks! One more very specific question. In the newest version of Glide a user can choose under "Main Menu Display Options" to have it "Keep Fixed at top of Browser Window." I typically use this option for several reasons. Would your stack still work with this option on? Would just the content scroll, but the bottom half of the image (under menu) stay in place? (I hope I'm making this clear

msabene · February 2010

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Mauricio: This is really helpful to see. Thanks! One more very specific question. In the newest version of Glide a user can choose under "Main Menu Display Options" to have it "Keep Fixed at top of Browser Window." I typically use this option for several reasons. Would your stack still work with this option on? Would just the content scroll, but the bottom half of the image (under menu) stay in place? (I hope I'm making this clear

mitchellm · February 2010

Mauricio: Thanks for your very quick replies. Yes, both of your examples give me a great idea of how the stack would work with Glide under two different scenarios. This is very helpful to know and allows me to productively brainstorm some ways I might want to use bgStretcher. Thanks for the newest addition to the Stacks arsenal.

yolanda- · February 2010

Hello Mauricio

I just bought your stack. Very happy with this, hope I can use it soon.

Thank you so much,

Yolanda

fgrik · February 2010

It's only US$7.50 however, if you signed up on my website before this release date, you'll receive an email with your 20% discount code.

So if we purchase this beauty to-day we get 20% reduction?

yolanda- · February 2010

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It's only US$7.50 however, if you signed up on my website before this release date, you'll receive an email with your 20% discount code.

So if we purchase this beauty to-day we get 20% reduction?

Hello Rik

Yes if you are member of his newsletter or if you sing up, you get a discountcode for a 20% discount

If you allready signed up and you still didn't get the code, write Maurice and tell him.

It will be only 6 dollars. ;-)

best, yolanda

msabene · February 2010

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It's only US$7.50 however, if you signed up on my website before this release date, you'll receive an email with your 20% discount code.

So if we purchase this beauty to-day we get 20% reduction?

Hi,

If you signed up before I released the stack last night, then you should have received an email with the discount code.

Cheers,
Mauricio

Blair Warren · February 2010

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on 1266892825:

It's only US$7.50 however, if you signed up on my website before this release date, you'll receive an email with your 20% discount code.

So if we purchase this beauty to-day we get 20% reduction?

Hi,

If you signed up before I released the stack last night, then you should have received an email with the discount code.

Cheers,
Mauricio

Hi Mauricio,

I've tried to sign up for your RWExtras email list twice with no success. I tried once back on January 20 when I purchased your Scrollable Stack and then again today. Both times I was taken to a "thank you" page, but I never received a confirmation or subsequent mailings.

I've checked my junk mail folders and added your domain to my whitelist. I did receive my email notification when I purchased your Scrollable Stack, so I don't think it's a filter problem on my end. But then, I didn't think the New Orleans Saints would win the Super Bowl.

Just thought I'd mention this in case I'm not the only one having trouble getting your emails.

Blair

msabene · February 2010

Hi Blair,

I'm sending you a PM right now.

Cheers,
Mauricio

mosleyh · February 2010

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on 1266898848:

on 1266892825:

It's only US$7.50 however, if you signed up on my website before this release date, you'll receive an email with your 20% discount code.

So if we purchase this beauty to-day we get 20% reduction?

Hi,

If you signed up before I released the stack last night, then you should have received an email with the discount code.

Cheers,
Mauricio

Hi Mauricio,

I've tried to sign up for your RWExtras email list twice with no success. I tried once back on January 20 when I purchased your Scrollable Stack and then again today. Both times I was taken to a "thank you" page, but I never received a confirmation or subsequent mailings.

I've checked my junk mail folders and added your domain to my whitelist. I did receive my email notification when I purchased your Scrollable Stack, so I don't think it's a filter problem on my end. But then, I didn't think the New Orleans Saints would win the Super Bowl.

Just thought I'd mention this in case I'm not the only one having trouble getting your emails.

Blair

That makes at least two of us.

msabene · February 2010

Hi,

In your case, I did notice that you didn't confirm. Please check your other mailboxes (junk, spam, etc.) to make sure it's not there.

Anyway, I'm sending you a PM right now.

Cheers,
Mauricio

mosleyh · February 2010

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Hi,

In your case, I did notice that you didn't confirm. Please check your other mailboxes (junk, spam, etc.) to make sure it's not there.

Anyway, I'm sending you a PM right now.

Cheers,
Mauricio

I had exactly the same experience as Blair - I never got the email asking for a confirmation. I tried yet again a few minutes ago, and still no email. It could be time to talk to Mimi - you may be losing a lot of leads.

DeFliGra · February 2010

Bought - looking forward using it :-)

Great idea...

msabene · February 2010

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Hi,

In your case, I did notice that you didn't confirm. Please check your other mailboxes (junk, spam, etc.) to make sure it's not there.

Anyway, I'm sending you a PM right now.

Cheers,
Mauricio

I had exactly the same experience as Blair - I never got the email asking for a confirmation. I tried yet again a few minutes ago, and still no email. It could be time to talk to Mimi - you may be losing a lot of leads.

Apparently, one subscriber had problems using FF and signed up successfully using Safari 4. Could I ask you to try one more time using Safari?

Please let me know...

Thanks!
Mauricio

dpuett · February 2010

on 1266906666:

on 1266905349:

on 1266898848:

on 1266892825:

It's only US$7.50 however, if you signed up on my website before this release date, you'll receive an email with your 20% discount code.

So if we purchase this beauty to-day we get 20% reduction?

Hi,

If you signed up before I released the stack last night, then you should have received an email with the discount code.

Cheers,
Mauricio

Hi Mauricio,

I've tried to sign up for your RWExtras email list twice with no success. I tried once back on January 20 when I purchased your Scrollable Stack and then again today. Both times I was taken to a "thank you" page, but I never received a confirmation or subsequent mailings.

I've checked my junk mail folders and added your domain to my whitelist. I did receive my email notification when I purchased your Scrollable Stack, so I don't think it's a filter problem on my end. But then, I didn't think the New Orleans Saints would win the Super Bowl.

Just thought I'd mention this in case I'm not the only one having trouble getting your emails.

Blair

That makes at least two of us.

Make that three.

I just purchased this so no big deal, but I did get the newsletter notification for cleanGallery.

msabene · February 2010

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That makes at least two of us.

Make that three.

I just purchased this so no big deal, but I did get the newsletter notification for cleanGallery.[/quote]

Sorry about that. You're saying that you received a previous email but not this one?

I just checked my mailing and I did include your email address in my latest newsletter. Could I ask you to check your spam/junk folder to make sure? I would like to know if something's broken...

Thanks!
Mauricio

Moo · February 2010

Hi Mauricio

Really enjoying the impact and theme-compatibility of your stacks.

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but could you explain how to use the background color effect in your O Mega demo ?

I've looked on your site and couldn't find the answer.

Many thanks

Adam

msabene · February 2010

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Hi Mauricio

Really enjoying the impact and theme-compatibility of your stacks.

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but could you explain how to use the background color effect in your O Mega demo ?

I've looked on your site and couldn't find the answer.

Many thanks

Adam

Hi Adam,

The background color effect was created by using images. I just created a series of gradients in Photoshop and then saved them as separate jpegs using 'Save for Web & Devices'. You can also use Pixelmator (Save for Web).

Just make sure that the quality is high enough to prevent banding.

Following this approach, you can add pretty much anything you want to your background...

I hope this is clear.

Cheers,
Mauricio

Moo · February 2010

No, thank YOU. That's great and thanks for your speedy reply !

Adam

giacomo_it · March 2010

Mauricio, will be possible to have the pictures load random mode? so each time somebody enter in the web see a different one?

msabene · March 2010

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Mauricio, will be possible to have the pictures load random mode? so each time somebody enter in the web see a different one?

I'll have to look into it... It would require changing the code.

Cheers,
Mauricio

giacomo_it · March 2010

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on 1267433771:

Mauricio, will be possible to have the pictures load random mode? so each time somebody enter in the web see a different one?

I'll have to look into it... It would require changing the code.

Cheers,
Mauricio

thanks I will use on my intro page.

giacomo_it · March 2010

I couldn't resist... this is perfect for my intro see in action!!

www.archisesto.com

waiting for the random feature. :-p

fgrik · March 2010

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I couldn't resist... this is perfect for my intro see in action!!

www.archisesto.com

waiting for the random feature. :-p

Very nice! I've used it too. I see you don't like IE neither?

Pascal Mabille · March 2010

jquery conflict tip :

Background stretcher (include jquery) + image slider (1,2,3) by jonas (not include jquery) = works :-)

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