Wallpapers/background colors for website?

[greenbean]

Hey there - I'm new to this board and will probbaly have lots of questions. If I'm not in the right section, please forgive me...

I've hired a freelance developer to make my website. One thing he does not know how to do is make it possible for users to choose different wallpapers or background colors for the website - I thought this would be a good feature to have so users could personalize the site.

The two examples I have found are
phillydogspot dot com -- sorry can't type in better link, as this is my first post it wont let me put in links--
(when you go to that page you can click on one of the squares at the top of the page and that will change the background).

I've seen something also done for myspace - you could go to another site like myspace editor, choose colors you want the background of your page to be, the site generates a code, you put it in your myspace profile and then that changes your background.

What is the best way to have this done for my site? In the first link I provided - is that a hard thing for a programmer to do? Would it just be better for me to include a link so users can change their backgrounds on their own, using an outside program? Will the programmer have to code the site in a special way to allow for this (changing background)? If he doesn't plan for this in the beginning will it be hard to be go back and change later if I want to add this feature in phase II?

Questions, questions, I know. Please help! Thanks very much, greenbean.

[Lop]

You mean like the little color squares in the top right of this website? (blue, red, black, etc..) This is done using JavaScript and CSS. When a user clicks on the color it just changes the CSS file loaded and there you have it, a new color scheme and/or background.

[greenbean]

Yes, you are correct -- I realized after I posted it that this very site has it (dur!) Thanks for that information... I'll see if that helps the developer. I'll research CSS and JavaScript today! Thanks so much, greenbean

[Patrick]

You have to use CSS file along with your other files and then you have to call functions from CSS files into your script. If still you have any problem please let me I will try my best to help you out.

Cheers.

[John]

Originally Posted by Patrick

You have to use CSS file along with your other files and then you have to call functions from CSS files into your script. If still you have any problem please let me I will try my best to help you out.

Cheers.

I don't quite understand what you mean. Can you show me an example of how you call a function from a CSS file?

[Kaabi]

Originally Posted by greenbean

Yes, you are correct -- I realized after I posted it that this very site has it (dur!)

I know, I found it interesting how you didn't use CodeCall as an example since they have the exact same thing you are referring to.

[TcM]

Originally Posted by Sidewinder

I don't quite understand what you mean. Can you show me an example of how you call a function from a CSS file?

I think he meant the way round? Calling the CSS file (having the theme colors and everything) with JS?