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function svgradient(start, end) {
var svg = '<?xml version="1.0" ?>\n<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><defs><linearGradient id="gr" x1="0%" y1="0%" x2="0%" y2="100%"><stop offset="0%" style="stop-color:' +  start + '"/><stop offset="100%" style="stop-color:' + end + '"/></linearGradient></defs><rect x="0" y="0" width="100%" height="100%" style="fill:url(#gr)"/></svg>';
//return 'data:image/svg+xml;base64,' + $.base64Encode(svg) //need jQuery and Base64 plugin
return 'data:image/svg+xml,' + svg
}

//example:
if ($.browser.opera() == true) {
 $('#header').css({'background': 'url("' + svgradient('#eeeeec', '#d3d7cf') + '")'});
 $('#footer').css({'background': 'url("' + svgradient('#d3d7cf', '#eeeeec') + '")'});
}