- From: Bruce Lawson <brucel@opera.com>
- Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 08:22:23 +0100
- To: achuter@technosite.es, "MWI BPWG Public" <public-bpwg@w3.org>
On Wed, 20 May 2009 08:02:53 +0100, Alan Chuter <achuter@technosite.es> wrote: > > We could point to WCAG 2; the "Techniques for WCAG 2" document says > > "Using CSS to include decorative images": > > I think that the WCAG technique is saying "if you want to use images > that don't require alternative text, you can use CSS," but the BP says > "use CSS to create sprite images" and should add "if you do this then > you can't provide alternative text, so don't use sprites for > non-decorative images." > > I think it would be useful to warn people to avoid failure F3: "Failure > of Success Criterion 1.1.1 due to using CSS to include images that > convey important information" [1]. I suspect that unfortunately this > excludes much of the intended scope of the BP. It's a Worst Practice to use sprites (or any CSS) to convey information. b
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