So, my monitor is 1440p, and It kind of bothers me that the background is only 1920x1080 and tiles multiple times. o_o Wondering if you could fix this? Thanks. Example: Spoiler
This should theoretically be possible by using javascript to detect screen resolution and directing users with resolutions above 1920x1080 to a larger version of the background image.
One wouldn't even need JavaScript: this is precisely the sort of thing CSS3 Media Queries are for; changing the style of the content based on the properties of the device displaying it. (Which is to say that if a larger image is provided, I will make it happen.)
Something in the order of 2560 x 1600 pixels ought to suffice. Alternatively, making the edges of the image either uniform or simple enough that the space beyond the insufficient image can be filled with some other colour or gradient (which would be ideal, since then people with even larger monitors or weird setups (I, for one, use monitors in portrait mode) still get a pleasant experience).
Joel made this (1920x1080) recently which we could centre align, no repeat, with white background colour. However this image would likely be hidden behind large resolutions such as the topic starter? In fact, it may be better if the fade was thinner?
It would be hidden, yes (eighty-five per cent of 2560 is 2176—more than 1920). Ideally we'd need something that is both larger and includes some convenient fading or similar.
I'm not currently at home with a monitor large enough to test this, meaning that I am working from memory and cannot verify my implementation. I would therefore appreciate word from Giltine or someone with a similarly large monitor on whether it is working all right. (And when such a confirmation is received I'll update the main website accordingly as well.) Edit: I received confirmation from members of staff with reasonably large screens, but I'd appreciate a screenshot from someone with a gargantuan one, just ni case.
the right hand side of both images on my screen are significantly whiter than the left if that helps.
Not quite, if you're viewing at less than full width it still tiles vertically: http://i.imgur.com/cPSpNla.png. It doesn't bother me though, but I think few people with a large res use maximised windows.
