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CSS Compass Basics Compass Helper Functions Compass Helper Functions

Posted by Timothy Hooker
Timothy Hooker
15,323 Points

I am having a hard time with this task of putting an inline image as the background in Compass.

how would you declare the image and background for this file ''mixin-monster.png''

Timothy Hooker
Timothy Hooker
15,323 Points

This is what I've been doing:

.featured-icon {
  background: inline-image('img/mixin-monster.png');
}

3 Answers

Kate Hoferkamp
Kate Hoferkamp
5,205 Points
Kate Hoferkamp
Kate Hoferkamp
5,205 Points

Try this: 

@import "compass";

.featured-icon {
  background: image-url('mixin-monster.png') inline;
}

You have to import compass to be able to use it.

Elizabeth BABYCH
Elizabeth BABYCH
6,993 Points
Elizabeth BABYCH
Elizabeth BABYCH
6,993 Points

Thanks Timothy! I thought I tried everything...

Timothy Hooker
Timothy Hooker
15,323 Points
Timothy Hooker
Timothy Hooker
15,323 Points 
.featured-icon {
  background: image-url( inline-image('mixin-monster.png') );
}

OK I kept poking around and figured it out.

Timothy Hooker
Timothy Hooker
15,323 Points
Timothy Hooker
Timothy Hooker
15,323 Points

Thanks Kate , I had the @import in there but that was a good point.