Changing transparency on a div of already existing image

[Joy]

I'd like to change the tint/transparency/shade of the already existing background image but only on the background of the existing div. Is this possible? There's text in the div that would be easier to read if it was a different tint, but I don't want to change the color entirely. Help!

[leonard]

Yeah, transparency is tricky.

I encountered the same problem working on my wedding website.

What I did to solve the problem was to make two div-layers.
One with the normal content (without transparency) and an additional div-layer containing the transparent background which was (using javascript) placed exactly over the real div-layer.

But maybe you could also try putting your div tag into a table (containing one cell) with a transparent background.

cheers!
- leonard

[dflynn]

if the background is relatively solid why not just colour the background of the div so it looks ike you made it transparent.

or alter the background in photoshop to allow you to do what it is you need