RE: [WSG] I'm on a question roll.... background images on links

2005-09-01 Thread Gian Sampson-Wild \(PurpleTop\)
Hi Ted Just so you are aware, background images are not read by screen readers so if you are trying to make the site accessible you should ensure that there is an alternate way of identifying the link as opening a new window. (Informing the user of opening a new window is a Level AA issue but if

Re: [WSG] I'm on a question roll.... background images on links

2005-08-15 Thread Paul Collins
Floating the link left as well as display:block should make the image sit at the end of the text, as opposed to spaning the width of the page. This can cause problems in a few older browsers such as Netscape 6, as once you float something left it is no longer a block element. Hope that

RE: [WSG] I'm on a question roll.... background images on links

2005-08-15 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Paul I should have mentioned that the link normally appears within paragraphs of text. It will sometimes appear as a link inside a list. Floating is an interesting option for other applications. Thanks Ted - Floating the link left as well as display:block should make the