On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 4:18 PM, Michael Stevens <bigm...@bigmikes.org>wrote:
> Is using images like this fairly prevalent? Using sprites is a solution to certain problems and it has actually been around for quite a while. It definitely has its proper use cases. For instance, if you are using a lot icons throughout a design then it makes sense* to keep them all in one file (easier to manage and deploy), and the performance benefit you get (as you mentioned, fewer HTTP requests) can be exponential. More info here: http://coding.smashingmagazine.com/2009/04/27/the-mystery-of-css-sprites-techniques-tools-and-tutorials/ * Why use sprites for icons when you can use web fonts? http://fortawesome.github.io/Font-Awesome/ -- Jon Reece jon.re...@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [css-d@lists.css-discuss.org] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
