Zoe M. Gillenwater wrote: > I'm not a MacIE expert (still haven't gotten that MacMini to play > around with, alas) but I know that there are other image replacement > methods that are more accessible than FIR and that work better with > MacIE. This is the best one for across the board compatibility: > http://www.ryznardesign.com/web_coding/image_replacement/
That is a great summary. Just a quick note on accessibility and image replacement, since that you mention the issue. When people have considered accessibility in relation to IR techniques, they have generally only considered screen reader access; this is insufficient. Just because a method is not harmful for screen reader users is not the same as it being accessible. I believe it's important to be aware that *ALL* image replacement is inherently much less accessible than using real text. Users are prevented from changing the type size and colour through their normal browser controls if image replacement is used, and these problems are just as damaging for general accessibility. Making text into images is not accessible web design, whether the images is applied through CSS or not. There are also problems with some methods, where the focus rectangle is hidden when users tab through links that have IR on them, making it very difficult for keyboard-only users to tell what they are on. Apologies for the OT. Historically, the wider accessibility implications have not been discussed sufficiently in regard to IR; I am aware this is not the forum for such a discussion now, but I just thought that a few people might be interested in the ramifications. Cheers Ian -- _________________________________________________ zStudio - Web development and accessibility http://zStudio.co.uk Snippetz.net - Online code library File, manage and re-use your code snippets & links http://snippetz.net ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
