This the Leandred that played on the Nameless in EverQuest by chance?~
Afraid I can't offer much insight here, my backdrops always behave. All mine look about like this:
Code:
<Backdrop name="Gypsy_HotBarBackdrop" bgFile="Interface\Tooltips\UI-Tooltip-Background" edgeFile="Interface\Tooltips\UI-Tooltip-Border" tile="true">
<EdgeSize>
<AbsValue val="16" />
</EdgeSize>
<TileSize>
<AbsValue val="16" />
</TileSize>
<BackgroundInsets>
<AbsInset left="5" right="5" top="5" bottom="5" />
</BackgroundInsets>
</Backdrop>