Hi,
I think the "as with" here means "as example". The point is the use of
CSS to avoid using an img tag in the HTML.
The fact that they give the most sensible way of doing this as an example
does not preclude you using other CSS to acheve the same result.
Stuart.
On Fri, June 8, 2007 9:21 am, Matthew Pennell wrote:
> This is an interesting one:
>
> "If images must be used for list bullets, do so only using CSS, as with ul
> { list-style: url("arrow.gif") disc }"
>
> Like a lot of people, I use CSS background-image to place a graphic at the
> top left of LI items, with a bit of left padding so the text makes space.
> What is the justification for this new 'rule' - how does background-image
> negatively affect accessibility in a way that graphical list-style
> doesn't?
>
> Matthew.
>
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