Thanks Mike... that sounds like the best and most accessible solution I have seen so far.
*********************************************** Helen Rysavy Web Designer, Teaching & Learning Development Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory 0909 Tel: 8946 7779 Mobile: 0403 290 842 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] www.cdu.edu.au CRICOS Provider No: 00300K *********************************************** "Mike Pepper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[email protected]> motion.com> cc: Sent by: Subject: RE: [WSG] background-image: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 20/01/2005 11:04 AM Please respond to wsg Helen wrote: "What I was talking about and I think some other were too was being able to have a href link attached to an image that is a background image, particularly for banner images, so that they can link back to the home page for instance. Normally you can put a link right onto an image, but the question was, how do you put it onto a background image." Helen, I use a transparent gif image technique. Simply place a solid colour transparent gif the size of the required hotspot of the background image in the link. http://www.seowebsitepromotion.com/enigma_log0403.htm illustrates the principle and thinking behind the initiative. Cheers, Mike Pepper Accessible Web Developer Internet SEO and Marketing Analyst [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.visidigm.com (in progress) Administrator Guild of Accessible Web Designers [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.gawds.org -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.0 - Release Date: 17/01/05 ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ****************************************************** ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
