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Why background header png does not load, shows previous browsed web page instead. Why?

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Checking on a site I built two years ago, I notice that the header png does not load. Instead, I can see the last web page I was browsing, as if the header area is an invisible window. Site is OK in Safari, and OK on another Mac, just not mine.

Checking on a site I built two years ago, I notice that the header png does not load. Instead, I can see the last web page I was browsing, as if the header area is an invisible window. Site is OK in Safari, and OK on another Mac, just not mine.

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Seems to be fine here on Linux.
I've seen problems reported on Mac with (background) images that are solid black (#000000) causing problems.
Changing the color in the image to something less black like #111111 seems to work.

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Reload web page(s) and bypass the cache.

  • Press and hold Shift and left-click the Reload button.
  • Press "Ctrl + F5" or press "Ctrl + Shift + R" (Windows,Linux)
  • Press "Cmd + Shift + R" (MAC)

Clear the cache and the cookies from sites that cause problems.

"Clear the Cache":

  • Firefox > Preferences > Advanced > Network > Offline Storage (Cache): "Clear Now"

"Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:

  • Firefox > Preferences > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"
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Thanks for your reply. I did do these things, but it does not fix the problem.

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Is that a problem with that PNG image?

Can you open it directly in a Firefox tab?

Do you see the correct image URL in Tools > Page Info > Media for that image?

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You might be onto something. The image does not appear correctly in Tools > Page Info > Media. There's a pinkish shape that is the right size, but not the image.

But it looks fine in Safari: http://www.bybeestone.com/img/global/header_png_100.png

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Seems to be fine here on Linux.
I've seen problems reported on Mac with (background) images that are solid black (#000000) causing problems.
Changing the color in the image to something less black like #111111 seems to work.

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cor-el, you were right. I changed the graphic to #111111, and now it looks fine in Firefox. Thanks!