Q:

How to add background-image onto the first option of a dropdownlist

I have the dropdownlist like this one :
<asp:dropdownlist ID ="ddlgender" runat="server">
      <asp:ListItem Text="--Please Select--" Value="0"></asp:ListItem>
      <asp:ListItem Text="Male" Value="1"></asp:ListItem> 
      <asp:ListItem Text="Female" Value="2"></asp:ListItem>
      <asp:ListItem Text="Unknown" Value="3"></asp:ListItem>    
    </asp:dropdownlist>

I want to add small background image to the first option of the dropdownlist before the text : -- Please Select -- ; indicating user that the dropdownlist box must be selected before submitting the form.  I have done this kind of stuff in textboxes with css which is very easy , but I dont know how to do it with dropdownlist. Any hint or suggestions are really really appreciated. Thanks Experts

A:

as far as i know unless you build a composite control you can't add images to select menus.
however, this article may help you: http://v2.easy-designs.net/articles/replaceSelect/

