Yes, but it takes longer to load if the width and height attributes are not included, which was my point.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Also, width and height attributes for images allow the image to load >> faster because the browser doesn't have to figure out the dimensions. > > News to me... the browser works out the dimensions of the image anyway. > > Including the width and height attributes has advantages, however... as > it allows browsers to set out the dimensions of the page before the > image loads, meaning that there's no more skew-wiff web-page layouts as > the image loads. > > This shouldn't really affect us, the standards people, but it does > affect those who still rely on the evil of: > > <table> > <TR backimage=sumtilinimage.img><td><img src=spacer.gif/>/></tr> > </TABLE> > > ...Not that I'd ever write anything like that ;) > > -- > -David R > ****************************************************** > 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 ******************************************************
