RE: [IUG] Re: toplogo.html file

["Jonathan Bloy" <JBloy at edgewood dot edu>]

On January 03, 2006 4:32 PM David Jones wrote:
>One other thing to keep in mind is the accessibility problem.
>
>Putting the graphic in the css makes it impossible to make
>your banner a link.

Using some advanced CSS techniques you CAN make background images links
that are clickable and still be accessible.

For a number of different methods of doing this, see:
http://mezzoblue.com/tests/revised-image-replacement/index.php

I'm in the midst of a catalog redesign and there I use this method:
http://wdhaven.com/articles/12/bir/

All the graphics which are linked in the banner are actually background
images added through the CSS.  Although the catalog is still a work in
progress, you can see what I'm talking about on our staging directory.
http://oscar.edgewood.edu:2082

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Jonathan Bloy
Web Services Librarian
Edgewood College
Madison, Wisconsin
http://library.edgewood.edu