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Any technology that can use CSS to include images.
This technique relates to:
The objective of this technique is to provide a mechanism to add purely decorative images and images used for visual formatting to Web content without requiring additional markup within the content. This makes it possible for assistive technologies to ignore the non-text content. Some user agents can ignore or turn off CSS at the user's request, so that background images included with CSS simply "disappear" and do not interfere with display settings such as enlarged fonts or high contrast settings.
Background images can be included with the following CSS properties:
background,
background-image,
content, combined with the :before and
:after pseudo-elements,
list-style-image.
Note: This technique is not appropriate for any image that conveys information or provides functionality, or for any image primarily intended to create a specific sensory experience.
The stylesheet for a Web page specifies a background image for the whole page.
Example Code:
…
<style type="text/css">
body { background: #ffe url('/images/home-bg.jpg') repeat; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
… The stylesheet for a Web page uses the CSS background
property to create a decorative rollover effects when a user hovers
the mouse pointer over a link.
Example Code:
a:hover { background: #ffe url('/images/hover.gif') repeat; color: #000;
text-decoration: none;
} The styleseet for a Web page uses the CSS background
property to create rounded corners on elements.
Example Code:
…
<style type="text/css">
div#theComments { width:600px; }
div.aComment { background: url('images/middle.gif') repeat-y left top;
margin:0 0 30px 0; }
div.aComment blockquote { background: url('images/top.gif') no-repeat left top;
margin:0; padding:8px 16px; }
div.aComment div.submitter { background:#fff url('images/bottom.gif') no-repeat left top;
margin:0; padding-top:30px; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="theComments">
<div class="aComment">
<blockquote>
<p>Hi John, I really like this technique and I'm gonna use it on my own Website!</p>
</blockquote>
<div class="submitter">
<p class="cite"><a href="http://example.com/">anonymous coward</a> from Elbonia</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="aComment">
…
</div>
</div>
…In the following example, a decorative image is used to replace text within the heading element.
Example Code:
<style type="text/css">
h3#about {
width: 480px;
height: 34px;
position: relative;
}
h3#about span {
background: url(about.gif) no-repeat;
position: absolute;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
}
</style>
...
<h3 id="about" title="About example.com"> <span></span>About example.com </h3>
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The HTML 4.01 specification states that the
background attribute of the body
element is deprecated
Revised Image Replacement
[end delete]ImageReplacement - css-discuss
[end delete]Check for the presence of decorative images
Check that they are included with CSS
If #1 is true, then #2 is true.