The other day I wrote about how to add a gradient background to a css tooltip. So I thought it might be a good idea to walk through how to create the actual gradient image.

Since I recently switched to Ubuntu Linux, I don’t use Photoshop anymore. GIMP all the way. So this tutorial will show you briefly how to create a gradient image in GIMP and then use it as the background of an html element.

[Editor's Note: GIMP is also available for Windows, and this method will work fine in either a Windows or Linux environment.]

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