[WSG] Using my Image replacement technique to create graphic menus

2006-10-12 Thread Thierry Koblentz
I'd appreciate any comment that would help me improve this article: Article: http://www.tjkdesign.com/articles/TJK_tipMenu_demo.asp Demo: http://www.tjkdesign.com/articles/TJK_tipMenu_demo.asp Also, I'd like to hear opinions about the real value of *text* vs. alt attributes. I know some say

Re: [WSG] Using my Image replacement technique to create graphic menus

2006-10-12 Thread Kenny Graham
I know some say images are *as good as* text as long as they have the proper ALT attribute. I like text better because I think that putting an image of text into markup is equivalent to putting your font, text color, background, etc, into markup. Both make those attributes impossible to change

Re: [WSG] Using my Image replacement technique to create graphic menus

2006-10-12 Thread David Dorward
On Thu, Oct 12, 2006 at 04:39:32PM -0400, Kenny Graham wrote: markup is equivalent to putting your font, text color, background, etc, into markup. Both make those attributes impossible to change in the CSS (which makes alternate/user stylesheets REALY fun). Are user style sheets normally

Re: [WSG] Using my Image replacement technique to create graphic menus

2006-10-12 Thread Thierry Koblentz
David Dorward wrote: At least with regular images a user can turn them off and get the alt text (which can be styled in at least some browsers, Firefox being the test case I just ran though). But these *are* regular images; and if you turn images off you should get *real* text. --- Regards,

Re: [WSG] Using my Image replacement technique to create graphic menus

2006-10-12 Thread John Faulds
Article: http://www.tjkdesign.com/articles/TJK_tipMenu_demo.asp That should actually be: http://www.tjkdesign.com/articles/using_real_images_in_menus.asp ;) -- Tyssen Design Web print design services www.tyssendesign.com.au Ph: (07) 3300 3303 Mb: 0405 678 590

Re: [WSG] Using my Image replacement technique to create graphic menus

2006-10-12 Thread Thierry Koblentz
John Faulds wrote: Article: http://www.tjkdesign.com/articles/TJK_tipMenu_demo.asp That should actually be: http://www.tjkdesign.com/articles/using_real_images_in_menus.asp Thanks John, That's because I'm cut-and-paste-challenged. But sometimes it gets worst, I post things like: