IE8 gradient filter not working if a background color exists

Question

I\'m trying to use the following CSS styles. They are working on most browsers, including ie7. However in ie8, the transparent background does not show and instead I get th

Answer 1

The best solution that works for IE7 and IE8 is to use a gradient image and set repeat-x: true while putting it in the background. This works for all browser types that I have found.