[thelist] RE: thelist digest, Vol 1 #1044 - 25 msgs

[david braun]

On 23.01.2001 at 18:41 Uhr, john at userfrenzy.com (John Handelaar) wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: thelist-admin at lists.evolt.org
> > [mailto:thelist-admin at lists.evolt.org]On Behalf Of aphelan (Andrea
> > Phelan)
> > Sent: 23 January 2001 18:26
> > To: 'thelist at lists.evolt.org'
> > Subject: RE: [thelist] RE: thelist digest, Vol 1 #1044 - 25 msgs
> > 
> > Actually, I do this quite often. Its a perfect way to ensure that your
> > background color does not vary from browser to browser, especially when
> > working with colors that arent websafe. I've never had any problems using
> > this method whatsoever. As the image used is only 1x1, it doesnt 
> > effect the
> > load time in any noticable way.
> 
> No, but the rendering time gets *hosed*.  If this
> is absolutely necessary, at least use a 32x32 box - 
> they actually render much more quickly.

I fully agree on that - I'd even go further:

_Never_Ever_ do this!
Sites that use 1x1px BACKGROUND-images are as useless as a site made
with screenshots of a photoshop-window. A page like this loads forever,
and usually the browser, if not the whole system, goes down. Those sites
are sites I visit once and never again.

david
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