Data URIs make CSS sprites obsolete
Remember that the original problem that CSS sprites solved was having too many HTTP requests for images. Data URIs also solve that problem, and solve it in a much more manageable way. Instead of using a single extra request to get the large sprite image, you use zero extra requests to get the images to use. What’s more, there’s no need to combine all of the images – you can keep the images separate and use them as normal background images.«
Read the full article on Data URI by Nicholas C. Zakas here. I’m not fully convinced if it fits my workflow but it’s really interesting nonetheless.
Dave Nichols wrote 569 days ago · #
A great reference, here. I can’t believe I’ve never gzipped a CSS file to this day.
dirk wrote 565 days ago · #
Regarding your workflow: I think I’ve got something for you here (at least you gave me a great excuse to praktice some selfish link-harvesting on your blog ;-)
flash chat wrote 5 days ago · #
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