Comments on: Using Image replacement techniques http://blue-anvil.com/archives/using-image-replacement-techniques The online blogfolio of Mike Jolley Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:02:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: 3:00 http://blue-anvil.com/archives/using-image-replacement-techniques#comment-1540 3:00 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:53:23 +0000 http://82.110.105.91/blue-anvil.co.uk/?p=29#comment-1540 This is great info. Does the third option ensure that search engines will not see this as a black hat technique? This is great info. Does the third option ensure that search engines will not see this as a black hat technique?

]]> By: Il Blog di Marchino » Archivio » links for 2007-12-22 http://blue-anvil.com/archives/using-image-replacement-techniques#comment-1437 Il Blog di Marchino » Archivio » links for 2007-12-22 Sat, 22 Dec 2007 02:24:54 +0000 http://82.110.105.91/blue-anvil.co.uk/?p=29#comment-1437 [...] Blue Anvil Journal » Blog Archive » Using Image replacement techniques (tags: css image seo tutorial howto guide) Tags: none [...] [...] Blue Anvil Journal » Blog Archive » Using Image replacement techniques (tags: css image seo tutorial howto guide) Tags: none [...]

]]> By: Alex http://blue-anvil.com/archives/using-image-replacement-techniques#comment-215 Alex Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:02:53 +0000 http://82.110.105.91/blue-anvil.co.uk/?p=29#comment-215 There seems to be a bit of confusion going on ATM. Method 1 isn’t image replacement. The whole concept behind image replacement (rightly or wrongly) is to take garden-variety text and replace it with an image version of the same text. There is nothing to replace there. The default behaviour of any browser (AFAIK) is to display the ALT text whenever the image isn’t available, which is what is happening there. Putting a H1 around the image may cause the ALT text to appear larger in non-IE browsers (even IE7 still shows all ALT text 12px high with the ‘missing image’ icon — regardless of H1s, etc), but whether ‘the Google’ and other SEs would give your ALT text the importance of other H1 content is doubtful IMHO. That doesn’t mean it’s wrong. It’s still the safest way to operate generally, but it doesn’t really qualify as IR. There seems to be a bit of confusion going on ATM. Method 1 isn’t image replacement. The whole concept behind image replacement (rightly or wrongly) is to take garden-variety text and replace it with an image version of the same text. There is nothing to replace there.

The default behaviour of any browser (AFAIK) is to display the ALT text whenever the image isn’t available, which is what is happening there.

Putting a H1 around the image may cause the ALT text to appear larger in non-IE browsers (even IE7 still shows all ALT text 12px high with the ‘missing image’ icon — regardless of H1s, etc), but whether ‘the Google’ and other SEs would give your ALT text the importance of other H1 content is doubtful IMHO.

That doesn’t mean it’s wrong. It’s still the safest way to operate generally, but it doesn’t really qualify as IR.

]]> By: Anthony Brewitt http://blue-anvil.com/archives/using-image-replacement-techniques#comment-214 Anthony Brewitt Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:01:39 +0000 http://82.110.105.91/blue-anvil.co.uk/?p=29#comment-214 I have been playing with some of these and prefer A and B myself. Everybody’s heard of the Flash image replacement but my problem with that is your users have to have the flash plug in, I think this adds another layer of complications. But the futures bright as I am sure I remember reading that css3 has font embedding. Lets just hope css3 arrives in our lifetimes. I have been playing with some of these and prefer A and B myself. Everybody’s heard of the Flash image replacement but my problem with that is your users have to have the flash plug in, I think this adds another layer of complications. But the futures bright as I am sure I remember reading that css3 has font embedding. Lets just hope css3 arrives in our lifetimes.

]]> By: Will http://blue-anvil.com/archives/using-image-replacement-techniques#comment-213 Will Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:00:42 +0000 http://82.110.105.91/blue-anvil.co.uk/?p=29#comment-213 Good article. I use the Phark Method i think Good article. I use the Phark Method i think

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