Re: [whatwg] img as a layout tool to describe the displayed region of a CSS background-image

2010-07-29 Thread Ian Hickson
On Wed, 28 Apr 2010, Ingo Chao wrote: http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/Overview.html#the-img-element The img must not be used as a layout tool. In particular, img elements should not be used to display transparent images, as they rarely convey meaning and rarely add anything useful to the

[whatwg] img as a layout tool to describe the displayed region of a CSS background-image

2010-04-28 Thread Ingo Chao
http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/Overview.html#the-img-element The img must not be used as a layout tool. In particular, img elements should not be used to display transparent images, as they rarely convey meaning and rarely add anything useful to the document. An img with a given transparent image

Re: [whatwg] img as a layout tool to describe the displayed region of a CSS background-image

2010-04-28 Thread Ashley Sheridan
On Wed, 2010-04-28 at 13:31 +0200, Ingo Chao wrote: http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/Overview.html#the-img-element The img must not be used as a layout tool. In particular, img elements should not be used to display transparent images, as they rarely convey meaning and rarely add anything useful

Re: [whatwg] img as a layout tool to describe the displayed region of a CSS background-image

2010-04-28 Thread Giorgio Maone
I believe the spec is trying to stigmatize old-times spacer images used to layout other HTML elements, like img src=spacer.gif width=100 height=1 which are overly ugly and meaningless now that there's nothing you can't layout by CSS. -- G Ingo Chao wrote, On 28/04/2010 13.31:

Re: [whatwg] img as a layout tool to describe the displayed region of a CSS background-image

2010-04-28 Thread Ashley Sheridan
On Wed, 2010-04-28 at 13:41 +0200, Giorgio Maone wrote: I believe the spec is trying to stigmatize old-times spacer images used to layout other HTML elements, like img src=spacer.gif width=100 height=1 which are overly ugly and meaningless now that there's nothing you can't layout by

Re: [whatwg] img as a layout tool to describe the displayed region of a CSS background-image

2010-04-28 Thread Steve Dennis
On 28/04/2010, at 7:43 PM, Tab Atkins Jr. wrote: On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 4:31 AM, Ingo Chao i4c...@googlemail.com wrote: http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/Overview.html#the-img-element The img must not be used as a layout tool. I think this may be a little vague/broad. I understand the intention,

Re: [whatwg] img as a layout tool to describe the displayed region of a CSS background-image

2010-04-28 Thread Tab Atkins Jr.
On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Steve Dennis ad...@subcide.com wrote: On 28/04/2010, at 7:43 PM, Tab Atkins Jr. wrote: On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 4:31 AM, Ingo Chao i4c...@googlemail.com wrote: http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/Overview.html#the-img-element The img must not be used as a layout tool.

Re: [whatwg] img as a layout tool to describe the displayed region of a CSS background-image

2010-04-28 Thread Ingo Chao
2010/4/28 Tab Atkins Jr. jackalm...@gmail.com: On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Steve Dennis ad...@subcide.com wrote: On 28/04/2010, at 7:43 PM, Tab Atkins Jr. wrote: On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 4:31 AM, Ingo Chao i4c...@googlemail.com wrote: