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Use CSS background images responsibly

CSS background images should only be used for presentational images, not for informational or functional images.

permanent link 27 dec at 04:24 by Roger

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commentat 19:18 on 28 December 2005, Veracon wrote:

But isn't that common sence?

commentat 07:06 on 29 December 2005, David wrote:

not as common sense as you would think. not indeed.

commentat 19:54 on 29 December 2005, Phil Renaud wrote:

Okay, well what about CollyLogic's CSS Rollover Generator ( http://www.collylogic.com/scripts/rollover.html )?

It's functional background-image use, up to web standards and validates.

Is the problem one of accessibility? Because I rather like using Colly's setup. It's pretty slick.

commentat 13:17 on 17 June 2008, Internet Web Design wrote:

who doesnt know this?

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