Text in buttons - a solution and proposal. (Everybody happy?)

OK, I would like to propose a compromise position.

Lets change Greg's draft to :

"You may use text in images, when the text  has a primarily graphical
function, if ..."

instead of :

"You may use text in images when the text does not convey its literal
meaning, but has a more graphical function, if".


This will address the concern that a designer making a show case site will
be restricted.

Further if a designer places redundant textual links, then the main function
of the graphical link becomes its look. I.E. the primary function is now
graphical.

However I _can_ not_ make a bitmap of all my BILI text and use that in place
text - which was my main concern.

Are there any problems with this?


The revised proposal is now:

3.1 When an appropriate markup language exists AND WILL WORK, use markup
rather than images to convey information TO ALLOW TEXT SCALABILITY.
[Priority 2]   For example, use SVG for line art, MathML to mark up
mathematical equations, and CSS for text-oriented special effects. You may
use text in images, when the text has a primarily graphical function, if the
effect cannot be achieved with markup,
(as in the case of some for logos and limited accent elements) provided that
you provide a textual equivalent to the content contained in the image.

Received on Sunday, 29 October 2000 01:22:21 UTC