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On 03/12/06, Oliver Humpage <oliver at watershed.co.uk> wrote:
>
> 1. Don't worry - this problem is so common people browsing like that are
> likely to have a crap time of it everywhere, at least until CSS3 is widely
> supported.
> 2. Place a duplicate of the nav links list in a low z-index layer
> underneath
> the menu image, so that people without images on can see it. Would confuse
> screen readers and IE5 Mac people.
> 3. Use a low z-index layer as per (2), but instead of a duplicate menu
> just
> put a warning in saying "there's a menu here, turn images on". Again,
> screen
> readers and IE5 Mac are going to go "eh?".
>

4.  Scrap CSS image replacement altogether, loosing all the headaches
instantly, and simply use inline images with "alt" text as your link
content.

Seriously, I'm not being a troll; I haven't legitimately identified a use
for CSS Image Replacement over inline images for years now.  And, if we're
being honest, ever (with the benefit of hindsight).

- Pete F.
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