How to apply -webkit-gradient to IE?

Question

I have the following css code:

-webkit-gradient(linear, left bottom, left top, from(#5AE), to(#036));

Which displays the background very ni

Answer 1

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http://www.colorzilla.com/gradient-editor/
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background: rgb(85,170,238); /* Old browsers */
/* IE9 SVG, needs conditional override of 'filter' to 'none' */
background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(85,170,238,1) 0%, rgba(0,51,102,1) 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,rgba(85,170,238,1)), color-stop(100%,rgba(0,51,102,1))); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(85,170,238,1) 0%,rgba(0,51,102,1) 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
background: -o-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(85,170,238,1) 0%,rgba(0,51,102,1) 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
background: -ms-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(85,170,238,1) 0%,rgba(0,51,102,1) 100%); /* IE10+ */
background: linear-gradient(to bottom,  rgba(85,170,238,1) 0%,rgba(0,51,102,1) 100%); /* W3C */
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#55aaee', endColorstr='#003366',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-8 */

Answer 2

-webkit-gradient() is for webkit browsers only (Safari, Chrome, etc). This means it will not work in Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, or any other browser that does not support -webkit-gradient().

If you want to get gradient in all modern browsers, try the following code:

Generated at http://projects.korrelboom.com/gradient-generator/:

/* SVG fallback(Opera 11.10-, IE9) */
background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjxkZWZzPjxsaW5lYXJHcmFkaWVudCBpZD0iZ3JhZGllbnQiIHgxPSIwJSIgeTE9IjAlIiB4Mj0iMCUiIHkyPSIxMDAlIj48c3RvcCBvZmZzZXQ9IjAlIiBzdHlsZT0ic3RvcC1jb2xvcjpyZ2JhKDAsNTEsMTAyLDEpOyIgLz48c3RvcCBvZmZzZXQ9IjEwMCUiIHN0eWxlPSJzdG9wLWNvbG9yOnJnYmEoODUsMTcwLDIzOCwxKTsiIC8+PC9saW5lYXJHcmFkaWVudD48L2RlZnM+PHJlY3QgZmlsbD0idXJsKCNncmFkaWVudCkiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwJSIgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIC8+PC9zdmc+);

/* Opera 11.10+ */
background: -o-linear-gradient(top, rgba(0,51,102,1), rgba(85,170,238,1));

/* Firefox 3.6+ */
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, rgba(0,51,102,1), rgba(85,170,238,1));

/* Chrome 7+ & Safari 5.03+ */
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0, rgba(0,51,102,1)), color-stop(1, rgba(85,170,238,1)));

/* Newer Browsers */
background: linear-gradient(top, rgba(0,51,102,1), rgba(85,170,238,1));

/* IE5.5 - IE7 */
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient(GradientType=0,StartColorStr=#FF003366,EndColorStr=#FF55AAEE);

/* IE8 */
-ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient(GradientType=0,StartColorStr=#FF003366,EndColorStr=#FF55AAEE)"

Note: You don't need any external JavaScript library to get gradients in IE. Simply use the CSS from above ;) However, for your own sanity, I would suggest using a preprocessor such as LESS or SASS so you can have all of the browser-specific versions automatically generated.

Answer 3

For IE8 you can add this

background: #aaa;
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#111111', endColorstr='#aaaaaa',GradientType=1);

For IE9 the following will work

background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(left, #111, #aaa);

Answer 4

The CSS3 PIE documentation has this example for linear gradients:

#myElement {
    background: #CCC; /*fallback for non-CSS3 browsers*/
    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 0, 0 100%, from(#CCC) to(#EEE)); /*old webkit*/
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(#CCC, #EEE); /*new webkit*/
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(#CCC, #EEE); /*gecko*/
    background: -ms-linear-gradient(#CCC, #EEE); /*IE10*/
    background: -o-linear-gradient(#CCC, #EEE); /*opera 11.10+*/
    background: linear-gradient(#CCC, #EEE); /*future CSS3 browsers*/
    -pie-background: linear-gradient(#CCC, #EEE); /*PIE*/
    behavior: url(PIE.htc);
}

You are missing the -pie-background property.

As an aside, you should use the "new webkit" syntax instead of the one you currently have; it's been quite a while since Webkit abandoned it.