Posted by Animesh K on 07/26/07 03:51

Bergamot wrote:
> Animesh K wrote:
>> #cursive_text_1{
>> background: url(cursive_text_1_image_file) no-repeat;
>> display: none;
>> }
>>
>> PS: This method is followed in ZenGarden's website and degrades
>> gracefully when stylesheet is disabled, have a look here:
>>
>> http://csszengarden.com/?cssfile=/197/197.css&page=0
>
> FYI zengarden isn't exactly the epitome of good design.
>
> You might want to try that URL again with image loading disabled. It
> degrades rather less well than you think.
>
> All image replacement methods have problems. Best not to use them, but
> stick with foreground images and applicable alt text.
>

I mentioned graceful degradation wrt the CSS file.

I am assuming her friends will visit the wedding site and they will not
reach the website to show "what is not working" but to enjoy some nice
text-n-images related to the wedding. She isn't trying to make the next
w3.org.

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