On Tue, 13 May 2008 22:11:29 -0400, Mike at Green-Beast.com wrote: > Hi Chris, > >> bandwidth. However standards are still a concern, what perils of wisdom for >> using a >> "full-page" BG can the list cultivate? >> > > Hard on those with a slow connection, but I cannot foresee another issue > unless the > background is a big animated GIF ;-) > > You can offer a removal tool for those users easily enough. I do that on my > hosting > company's site [1] [...] > > This particular changer uses PHP and a cookie to manage the option. It places > the new > styles in the head with a single property: background-image : none; applied > to the > various elements. The link to it is on the sidebar under "Page Tools" -- the > link says > Remove Backgrounds. > > [1] http://gbhxonline.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nice solution, Mike. Now wouldn't the Web be a kinder, gentler place, if all web sites were designed so thoughtfully? I notice the BBC has two links at the top of each page: "Low graphics" and "Accessibility help." Cordially, David -- ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
