Thierry Koblentz wrote:
Patrick Lauke wrote:
<img src="/img/trans.gif" /> and use CSS background image for the "real" image, but then you may as well use any other element (such as a SPAN in...whatever IR technique I'm thinking of).
BTW, what would be the advantage of using a span rather than an img element? And then using CSS declarations that may have SEO implications or, worst, create accessibility/usability issues?
Ok, the IR technique I was referring to (now that I've checked) was the Gilder/Levin method http://www.mezzoblue.com/tests/revised-image-replacement/#gilderlevin which uses a span, and my point was: if you're using CSS to scale and apply background to what is essentially an empty/transparent image (a 1x1 transparent gif or whatever), then why use an image at all and not settle for a completely empty, neutral element like a SPAN (as happens in the Gilder/Levin technique)? Either way, you're adding extra markup to your HTML, so you may as well use something empty.
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