Stretch a background image in IE8

Question

I\'m trying to stretch a background image to 100% width and height of the parent div. background-size is not supported in IE8 of-course. I tried the following code but it\'s

Answer 1

Have a look at https://github.com/louisremi/background-size-polyfill. This is a nice plugin another member of my team came across for the same issue.

Once you have the script included into your solution, add the following line into the relevant CSS class along with any other sizing/positioning attributes you may wish to add.

-ms-behavior: url(/scripts/backgroundsize.min.htc);

We have this implemented for full width images and widget backgrounds and it works a treat.