Trying to create a simple tabbed site using Bootstrap, and I would like the navigation bar at the top to have a background image. However, the background image never appears. This is unlikely to be a path issue, since (a) the IDE (IntelliJ IDEA) finds the relative path properly in the project, and (b) image URL using http://... doesn't work either. It seems the background-image property never gets recognized.
Here is what I have so far:
.navbar > .container .navbar-brand, .navbar > .container-fluid .navbar-brand {
margin-left: -8px;
height: 46px; <!-- navbar-height -->
}
.navbar-custom {
background: rgba(52, 73, 94, 0.7); <!-- navbar-bgcolor -->
background-image: url("https://jessicasse.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/distant-lights-1-1152x8641.jpg");
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
width: 100%;
z-index: 3;
font-family: 'Lato', 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; <!-- heading font -->
}
.navbar-custom .navbar-brand {
font-size: inherit;
font-weight: lighter;
font-kerning: auto;
font-family: 'Lato', 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; <!-- heading font -->
}
.navbar-custom .nav li a {
font-size: 14px;
font-weight: lighter;
letter-spacing: 1px;
}
.navbar-default .navbar-nav > .current > a,
.navbar-default .navbar-nav > .current > a:hover,
.navbar-default .navbar-nav > .current > a:focus {
font-weight: bolder;
}
.navbar-default .navbar-nav > li > a {
color: ghostwhite;
}<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta http-equiv="x-ua-compatible" content="ie=edge">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<meta name="description" content="My Home Page">
<title>My Home Page</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="assets/css/bootstrap.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="assets/css/bootstrap-theme.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="assets/css/font-awesome.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="assets/css/main.css">
<!-- Custom Fonts -->
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="assets/fonts/Lato:300,400,700,300italic,400italic.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="assets/fonts/Lora:400,700,400italic,700italic.css">
</head>
<body>
<nav class="navbar navbar-default navbar-custom navbar-fixed-top">
<div class="container-fluid">
<!-- Brand and toggle get grouped for better mobile display -->
<div class="navbar-header page-scroll">
<div>
<a style="color: ghostwhite; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: lighter" href="">This Page</a>
<br>
<p>
<span style="color: ghostwhite; font-size: medium; font-weight: lighter">Job Title</span><br>
<span style="color: ghostwhite; font-size: medium; font-weight: lighter">Company</span>
</p>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Collect the nav links, forms, and other content for toggling -->
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="bs-example-navbar-collapse-1">
<ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right">
<li class="current"><a href="#">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="research.html">Research</a></li>
<li><a href="teaching.html">Teaching</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<!-- /.navbar-collapse -->
</div>
<!-- /.container -->
</nav>
</body>
</html>I understand that (and please correct me if I am mistaken) main.css should override specifications in bootstrap.css. But, if I remove the background: rgba(52, 73, 94, 0.7); line from main.css, the result is just the default specified in boostrap.css (which is Bootstrap v3.3.4, in case that is relevant here).
The issue may have been caused by
background-size property to ensure it will fit into the space.or
.navbar > .container .navbar-brand, .navbar > .container-fluid .navbar-brand {
margin-left: -8px;
height: 46px;
}
.navbar-custom {
background: rgba(52, 73, 94, 0.7);
background-image: url("https://jessicasse.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/distant-lights-1-1152x8641.jpg");
background-size: cover;
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
width: 100%;
z-index: 3;
font-family: 'Lato', 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif;
}
.navbar-custom .navbar-brand {
font-size: inherit;
font-weight: lighter;
font-kerning: auto;
font-family: 'Lato', 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; <!-- heading font -->
}
.navbar-custom .nav li a {
font-size: 14px;
font-weight: lighter;
letter-spacing: 1px;
}
.navbar-default .navbar-nav > .current > a,
.navbar-default .navbar-nav > .current > a:hover,
.navbar-default .navbar-nav > .current > a:focus {
font-weight: bolder;
}
.navbar-default .navbar-nav > li > a {
color: ghostwhite;
}<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta http-equiv="x-ua-compatible" content="ie=edge">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<meta name="description" content="My Home Page">
<title>My Home Page</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="assets/css/bootstrap.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="assets/css/bootstrap-theme.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="assets/css/font-awesome.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="assets/css/main.css">
<!-- Custom Fonts -->
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="assets/fonts/Lato:300,400,700,300italic,400italic.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="assets/fonts/Lora:400,700,400italic,700italic.css">
</head>
<body>
<nav class="navbar navbar-default navbar-custom navbar-fixed-top">
<div class="container-fluid">
<!-- Brand and toggle get grouped for better mobile display -->
<div class="navbar-header page-scroll">
<div>
<a style="color: ghostwhite; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: lighter" href="">This Page</a>
<br>
<p>
<span style="color: ghostwhite; font-size: medium; font-weight: lighter">Job Title</span><br>
<span style="color: ghostwhite; font-size: medium; font-weight: lighter">Company</span>
</p>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Collect the nav links, forms, and other content for toggling -->
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="bs-example-navbar-collapse-1">
<ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right">
<li class="current"><a href="#">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="research.html">Research</a></li>
<li><a href="teaching.html">Teaching</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<!-- /.navbar-collapse -->
</div>
<!-- /.container -->
</nav>
</body>
</html>