On 02/02/06, Lachlan Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You're assuming the background image will arrive. What happens if > someone has images turned off? You should specify a background colour > as well. >
Yes indeed we are adding a background colour that its "close" to the graphic. > > Is there any logic I can apply (ordering CSS etc) that will affect the > > order the browser requests and downloads background images? > > Browsers would likely request images in the order that they are > required, though there is no guarantee of this. If the markup for the > navigation appears last in the markup, then due to incremental > rendering, it is likely that the images required to render it will be > downloaded near the end. If it's at the top of the markup, then it > seems logical that it would be downloaded near the beginning. Thats what I would of thought but the list for this nav is right at the top.. Thanks ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************