Accessing images in the /public directory

Rails
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i am taking a style that someone else put together, and have a simple
question…

the page is currently buried in the site, along with its images… i
moved the images to /public/images

the only problem i have is…

how do i access those files in this case…

how do i encode the style attribute to access the images directory in
the public directory?

thanks!

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On Oct 16, 2009, at 2:52 PM, Sergio R. wrote:

background:url(‘/images/header_bg.gif’);
Note the initial / to make the path from your document root absolute.

how do i encode the style attribute to access the images directory in
the public directory?

thanks!

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Rob B. http://agileconsultingllc.com
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Rob B. wrote:

On Oct 16, 2009, at 2:52 PM, Sergio R. wrote:

background:url(‘/images/header_bg.gif’);
Note the initial / to make the path from your document root absolute.

Yup. Also, never use the style attribute. Use a separate CSS file
instead.

Best,

Marnen Laibow-Koser
http://www.marnen.org
[email protected]

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got it! thanks for the help, guys…

yes, this file is FULL of problems…

i just need to get transferred over before i start fixing things…

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Sergio R. wrote:

got it! thanks for the help, guys…

yes, this file is FULL of problems…

i just need to get transferred over before i start fixing things…

Ouch! I’ve done that myself a few times. Good luck.

Best,

Marnen Laibow-Koser
http://www.marnen.org
[email protected]

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i got called in to put the guts into a design done by a college kid who
‘knows computers’…