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
******************************************************

Reply via email to