We have buttons of many sizes and colors that use background images. There is a label on the background image itself, but we need to keep the button's text in the HTML for usability/accessibility. How do I make the text disappear in all browsers?
Modern browsers are easy, I just used -
color: transparent;
It's Internet Explorer 7 that I can't get to comply. I've tried these CSS properties, and none of them can remove the text completely without destroying my site's layout in the process.
font-size: 0px;
line-height: 0;
text-indent: -1000em;
display: block;
padding-left: 1000px;
I would very much appreciate any help.
Personally, I go for the all CSS approach:
{ display: block;
text-indent: -9999em;
text-transform: uppercase; }
For whatever reason, text-transform: uppercase; does the trick for IE7. Of course, you'll probably have your own CSS along with that for additional styling (if needed).
Additional to your
color: transparent;
You can use something like
padding-left: 3000px;
overflow: hidden;
Regards
In some cases you can use the propery "content" to change what is contained in the element, personally though I would use javascript to do it.
Just write blank text into the element.
If the button is an input submit button, use the image
<input type="image" src="/images/some_image.png" />
You can style this with CSS
input[type="image"] {
border: 1px solid red;
width: 150px;
height: 35px;
}
If they are links, Dave provided the answer.
How do I make the text disappear in
all browsers?
I suppoose you want the altarnative text to disappear if the image is loaded.
For this puprpose you can use this:
<INPUT TYPE="image" SRC="images/yourButtongif" HEIGHT="30" WIDTH="100" ALT="Text In Case There Is No Image" />
You can apply additional styles if needed, but this minimum will do the job for you.
If I understand the question correctly, this might work (I don't have IE7 to test on at the moment, so not 100% sure)
For markup like this:
<a href="javascript:return false;" class="button" id="buttonOK"><span
class="icon">Ok</span></a>
Use this css:
span.icon {
/*visibility: hidden;*/
display:block;
margin-left:-1000;
width:100px;
}
or this might work depending on your requirements for usability/accessibility:
span.icon {
visibility: hidden;
}
I don't know what users / programs the labels need to be in the HTML for, but if it's for text browsers and such, maybe you could insert a JavaScript that removes the labels onLoad?
JQuery or Prototype would make that very easy.
Related
Is it possible to hide the alt text using CSS in all the browsers,
I tried with color:transparent, it is working in all browsers except IE.
Is it possible to do it in IE using CSS?. Thanks in advance for any help.
How about using font-size: 0? It works in hiding alt text before image loads or if image src URL is not available.
The kellum method:
.hide-text {
text-indent: 100%;
white-space: nowrap;
overflow: hidden;
}
Also don't have the performance drawback of -9999px method where browser draw a box with size of 9999px.
Further explanation: replacing-the-9999px-hack-new-image-replacement
You can use text-indent:-9999px
HTML
<img src="images/test.jpg" alt="alternative">
CSS
img{
text-indent:-9999px
}
Demo
Instead of using color:transparent; use display:none;.
But you should not use this technique.
As #Quentin said in the comment:
If the text isn't good enough for humans then it isn't good enough for search engines.
You should not hide the alt text. Google knows this only used for SEO purpose and nothing important and will penalize for such. And you may be blacklisted on Google Search Engine.
So, don't use them just for SEO purpose.
You could also use the onerror callback to set the display property to none:
<img src="images/test.txt" onerror="this.style.display='none';">
Use text-indent: -9999px; and display: none.
fiddle link
HTML
<h1 class="technique-four">
<a href="#">
<img src="images/header-image.jpg" alt="CSS-Tricks" />
</a>
</h1>
CSS:
h1.technique-four {
width: 350px; height: 75px;
background: url("images/header-image.jpg");
text-indent: -9999px;
display: none;
}
This worked:
img{
color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) !important;
}
transparent didn't work for me too.
This seems to work for me. Just add it to your img styles:
text-indent: -100%;
overflow: hidden;
I think this is a best solution:
img {
text-indent: -100vw;
overflow: hidden;
}
An empty image is centered and alt text is not displayed. Also it does not overflow over other images.
I'm working on a drag and drop field for files and so far I have been able to style it however I wish. Except I need to somehow add text that says 'drag and drop' inside the area. I'm not really sure how to accomplish this.
I have tried adding content:'drag and drop';
And I have tried a background image, but it was not scalable and not something that I believe is the right solution.
my html looks like this
<input type="file" class="form-control" name="uploadCover" value="" />
and my css looks like this
input[type="file"]{
padding-bottom: 4em;
padding-top: 2em;
width: 100%;
border: 1px dashed #000;
}
input[type="file"]:hover{
border: 1px dashed #67a5c5;
}
and the field looks like this...ignore the ugly yellow!
Any help or ideas would be wonderful! I'm really trying to avoid javascript.
How about this for a starting point? It uses a :after pseudo element, so that the content you're adding follows the control itself.
It is "centre aligned" (using margin auto 50%) to avoid overlapping the filename text, but you'll probably need add some more CSS to make sure this doesn't happen on your web page.
input[type="file"]:after {
content: "Drag and drop";
display: block;
min-width: 20em;
margin: auto 50%;
}
http://jsfiddle.net/jrG7v/
Edit: as pointed out this only works in Chrome. No text is displayed in Firefox, and IE11 (seems I've been upgraded since I last used IE10) still displays the text-style input box. Hopefully somebody else has a better answer.
For compatibility with browsers, I'd go with:
<div>
<input type="file" class="form-control" name="uploadCover" value="" />
<div class="drag">Drag and Drop</div>
</div>
div.drag { min-width: 100px; margin-top: -25px; padding-left: 10px; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;}
Fiddle:
http://jsfiddle.net/jrG7v/3/
How to add title='mandatory' from css to the following
<label class='mandatory'>Name</label>
.mandatory
{
background-image:url(/media/img/required.gif);
background-position:top right;
background-repeat:no-repeat;
padding-right:10px;
font-weight:bold;
}
Well, although it's not actually possible to change the title attribute, it is possible to show a tooltip completely from CSS.
You can check a working version out at http://jsfiddle.net/HzH3Z/5/.
What you can do is style the label:after selector and give it display:none, and set its content from CSS. You can then change the display attribute to display:block on label:hover:after, and it will show.
Like this:
label::after {
content: "my tooltip";
padding: 2px;
display: none;
position: relative;
top: -20px;
right: -30px;
width: 150px;
text-align: center;
background-color: #fef4c5;
border: 1px solid #d4b943;
-moz-border-radius: 2px;
-webkit-border-radius: 2px;
-ms-border-radius: 2px;
border-radius: 2px;
}
label:hover::after {
display: block;
}
You can't. CSS is a presentation language. It isn't designed to add content (except for the very trivial with :before and :after).
Quentin is correct, it can't be done with CSS. If you want to add a title attribute, you can do it with JavaScript. Here's an example using jQuery:
$('label').attr('title','mandatory');
As Quentin and other suggested this cannot totally be done with css(partially done with content attribute of css). Instead you should use javascript/jQuery to achieve this,
JS:
document.getElementsByClassName("mandatory")[0].title = "mandatory";
or using jQuery:
$('.mandatory').attr('title','mandatory');
document.getElementsByClassName('mandatory')[0].setAttribute('title', 'mandatory');
$('.jmandatory').attr('title', 'jmandatory');
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
Place the Mouse Over the following elements to see the title,
<br/><br/>
<b><label class="mandatory">->Javascript Mandatory</label></b>
<br/><br/>
<b><label class="jmandatory">->jQuery Mandatory</label></b>
It is possible to imitate this with HTML & CSS
If you really really want dynamically applied tooltips to work, this (not so performance and architecture friendly) solution can allow you to use browser rendered tooltips without resorting to JS. I can imagine situations where this would be better than JS.
If you have a fixed subset of title attribute values, then you can generate additional elements server-side and let the browser read title from another element positioned above the original one using CSS.
Example:
div{
position: relative;
}
div > span{
display: none;
}
.pick-tooltip-1 > .tooltip-1, .pick-tooltip-2 > .tooltip-2{
display: block;
position: absolute;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
top: 0;
left: 0;
}
<div class="pick-tooltip-1">
Hover to see first tooltip
<span class="tooltip-1" title="Tooltip 1"></span>
<span class="tooltip-2" title="Tooltip 2"></span>
</div>
<div class="pick-tooltip-2">
Hover to see second tooltip
<span class="tooltip-1" title="Tooltip 1"></span>
<span class="tooltip-2" title="Tooltip 2"></span>
</div>
Note: It's not recommended for large scale applications because of unnecessary HTML, possible content repetitions and the fact that your extra elements for tooltip would steal mouse events (text selection, etc)
Can do, with jQuery:
$(document).ready(function() {
$('.mandatory').each(function() {
$(this).attr('title', $(this).attr('class'));
});
});
While currently not possible with CSS, there is a proposal to enable this functionality called Cascading Attribute Sheets.
On the one hand, the title is helpful as a tooltip when moving the mouse over the element. This could be solved with CSS-> element::after.
But it is much more important as an aid for visually impaired people (topic handicap-free website). And for this it MUST be included as an attribute in the HTML element. Everything else is junk, botch, idiot stuff ...!
I have a website design that includes text input fields that look like this:
Input Field http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/4453/picture1ts2.png
I'm wondering what the best solution for creating this input field is.
One idea I have is to always have a div around the input with a background image and all the borders disabled on the input field and specified width in pixels, such as:
<div class="borderedInput"><input type="text" /></div>
I have tried to discourage them from using this format, but they won't be discouraged, so it looks like I'm going to have to do it.
Is this best or is there another way?
--
Trial:
I tried the following:
<style type="text/css">
input.custom {
background-color: #fff;
background:url(/images/input-bkg-w173.gif) no-repeat;
width:173px;
height:28px;
padding:8px 5px 4px 5px;
border:none;
font-size:10px;
}
</style>
<input type="text" class="custom" size="12" />
but in IE (6 & 7) it does the following when you type more than the width:
Over Length http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/1417/picture2kp8.png
I'd do it this way:
<style type="text/css">
div.custom {
background:url(/images/input-bkg-w173.gif) no-repeat;
padding:8px 5px 4px 5px;
}
div.custom input {
background-color: #fff;
border:none;
font-size:10px;
}
</style>
<div class="custom"><input type="text" class="custom" size="12" /></div>
You just have to adjust the padding values so everything fits correctly.
It is - in my eyes- definitely the best solution since in any other case you're working with a whole input field. And the whole input field is - by definition - a box where users can enter text.
If you can rely on JavaScript you could wrap such div-Elements around your input fields programatically.
Edit:
With jQuery you could do it this way:
$( 'input.custom' ).wrap( '<div class="custom"></div>' );
CSS:
div.custom {
background:url(/images/input-bkg-w173.gif) no-repeat;
padding:8px 5px 4px 5px;
}
input.custom {
background-color: #fff;
border:none;
font-size:10px;
}
And your HTML:
<input class="custom" ... />
You don't need the div element, you can assign a background to the input directly.
Edit: Here is the working code. I tested it, but you'll have to adjust it for your needs. As far as I can tell, everything here is needed.
input {
background: #FFF url(test.png) no-repeat bottom right;
width: 120px;
height: 20px;
line-height:20px;
padding:0;
text-indent:3px;
margin:0;
border: none;
overflow:hidden;
}
Edit2: I'm not quite sure why I'm getting downvoted, but this method should work unless you need an image bigger than the input element itself. In that case, you should use the extra div element. However, if the image is the same size as the input, there is no need for the extra markup.
Edit3: Ok, after bobince pointed out a problem, I'm getting a little closer. This will be work in IE6&7 and it's close in FF, but I'm still working on that part.
input {
background: #FFF url(test.png) no-repeat 0px 0px;
background-attachment:fixed;
width: 120px;
height: 20px;
line-height:20px;
padding:0px;
text-indent:3px;
margin:0;
border: none;
}
body>input {
background-position:13px 16px;
}
Edit4: Ok, I think I got it this time, but it requires use of a CSS3 selector, so it won't validate as CSS 2.1.
input {
background: #FFF url(test.png) no-repeat 0px 0px;
background-attachment:fixed;
width: 120px;
height: 20px;
line-height:20px;
padding:0px;
text-indent:3px;
margin:0;
border: none;
}
body>input {
background-position:13px 16px;
}
body>input:enabled {
background-position:9px 10px;
}
body>input will target everything except for IE6, body>input:enabled will target any form elements that aren't disabled for all browsers except for IE 6, 7, & 8. However, because :enabled is a CSS3 selector, it doesn't validate as CSS2.1. I wasn't able to find an appropriate CSS2 selector that would allow me to separate IE7 from the other browsers. If not validating (yet, until the validator switches to CSS3) is a problem for you, then I think your only option is the extra div element.
Have you evaluated using background image like this:
<style type="text/css">
input{
background-color: #AAAAAA;
background-image: url('http://mysite.com/input.gif');
border: 0px;
font-family: verdana;
font-size: 10px;
color: #0000FF;
}
I have done this a few times. I have the background image inside a div and use css to position the input field accordingly.
Have a peek at the following site I created that used this technique and use the code: http://www.ukoffer.com/ (Right hand side Newsletter)
AFAIK, the background scrolling problem can be solved either in Firefox and friends, OR Internet Exploder; but not make everyone happy at once.
I would normally have said to style the input directly, but now that I think of it that div example doesn't sound too bad and should take care of your background image scrolling problem.
In that case you'd set a div as position:relative, and put the input inside it with proper padding and width (or 100% width if padding is 0), background transparent, and put an image on the div.
okoman has gotten the CSS aspect correct. May I suggest using a <label> to improve the semantic structure of the markup?
<label id="for-field-name" for="field-name">
<span class="label-title">Field Name <em class="required">*</em></span>
<input id="field-name" name="field-name" type="text" class="text-input" />
</label>
<style type="text/css">
label, span.label-title { display: block; }
</style>
Not only is this more accessible, but it provides numerous hooks that you can use for any type of DOM manipulation, validation or field-specific styling in the future.
Edit: If you don't want the label title displayed for some reason, you can give it a class of 'accessibility' and set the class to display: none; in the CSS. This will allow screen readers to understand the input but hide it from regular users.
The easiest way to get rid of the overflow without JavaScript is simple:
Create a 3 spans, and set their heights to the height of the
image.
Cut the image into 3 parts, ensuring you cut the image such that
the left and right round parts will be on the 1st and 3rd images
respectively.
Set the background of the 1st span to the image
with the left border, and set it to no-repeat.
Set the background
of the third span to the image with the right border and set it to
no-repeat.
Put the input inside the middle span, remembering to
set its height to the height of the spans, and its background to the
2nd image, and repeat-x only.
That will ensure that the input
will seem to expand horizontally once the input is being filled. No
overlapping, and no JS needed.
HTML
Assuming the image height is 60px, the width of the first and third span is 30px,
<span id="first">nbsp;</span><br />
<span id="second"><input type="text" /></span><br />
<span id="third">nbsp;</span>
CSS
span#first{background:url('firstimage') no-repeat; height:60px; width:30px;}
span#third{background:url('thirdimage') no-repeat; height:60px; width:30px;}
span#second input{background:url('second image') repeat-x; height:60px;}
That should resolve your issue.
I know this is probably the dumbest question ever, however I am a total beginner when it comes to CSS; how do you hyperlink an image on a webpage using an image which is sourced from CSS? I am trying to set the title image on my website linkable to the frontpage. Thanks!
Edit: Just to make it clear, I'm sourcing my image from CSS, the CSS code for the header div is as follows:-
#header
{
width: 1000px;
margin: 0px auto;
padding: 0px 15px 0px 15px;
border: none;
background: url(images/title.png) no-repeat bottom;
width: 1000px;
height: 100px;
}
I want to know how to make this div hyperlinked on my webpage without having to make it an anchor rather than a div.
You control design and styles with CSS, not the behavior of your content.
You're going to have to use something like <a id="header" href="[your link]">Logo</a> and then have a CSS block such as:
a#header {
background-image: url(...);
display: block;
width: ..;
height: ...;
}
You cannot nest a div inside <a> and still have 'valid' code. <a> is an inline element that cannot legally contain a block element. The only non-Javascript way to make a link is with the <a> element.
You can nest your <a> tag inside <div> and then put your image inside :)
If you don't want that, you're going to have to use JavaScript to make your <div> clickable:
Document.getElementById("header").onclick = function() {
window.location='...';
}
To link a css-sourced background-image:
#header {
display:block;
margin: 0px auto;
padding: 0px 15px 0px 15px;
border: none;
background: url(images/title.png) no-repeat bottom;
width: 1000px;
height: 100px;
}
<a id="header" href="blah.html" class="linkedImage">
The key thing here is to turn the anchor tag into a block element, so height and width work. Otherwise it's an inline element and will ignore height.
That's really not a CSS thing. You still need your A tag to make that work. (But use CSS to make sure the image border is either removed, or designed to your required spec.)
<img src="foo" class="whatever" alt="foo alt" />
EDIT: Taking original intent (updated question) into account, a new code sample is below:
<img id="header" alt="foo alt" />
You're still in an HTML world for links, as described by other answers on this question.
sorry to spoil your fun ladies and gentlemen, it is possible.
Write in your header: [link](http://"link here")
then in your css:
#header a[href="https://link here"] {
display: inline-block;
width: 75px;
height: 75px;
font-size: 0;
}
.side .md a[href="link here"] {
background: url(%%picture here%%) no-repeat;
}
then in your css
.titleLink {
background-image: url(imageUrl);
}
You still create links in HTML with 'a' (anchor) tags just like normal. CSS does not have anything that can specify if something is a link to somewhere or not.
Edit
The comments of mine and others still apply. To clarify, you can use JavaScript to make a div act as a link:
<div id="header" onclick="window.location='http://google.com';">My Header</div>
That isn't really great for usability however as people without JavaScript enabled will be unable to click that and have it act as a link.
Also, you may want to add a cursor: pointer; line to your CSS to give the header div the correct mouse cursor for a link.
CSS is for presentation only, not content. A link is content and should be put into the HTML of the site using a standard <a href=""> tag. You can then style this link (or add an image to the link) using CSS.
You have to use an anchor element, wrapped in a container. On your homepage, your title would normally be an h1, but then on content pages it would probably change to a div. You should also always have text in the anchor element for people without CSS support and/or screen readers. The easiest way to hide that is through CSS. Here are both examples:
<h1 id="title"><a title="Home" href="index.html>My Title</a></h1>
<div id="title"><a title="Home" href="index.html>My Title</a></div>
and the CSS:
#title {
position:relative; /*Makes this a containing element*/
}
#title a {
background: transparent url(../images/logo.png) no-repeat scroll 0 0;
display:block;
text-indent:-9999px; /*Hides the anchor text*/
height:50px; /*Set height and width to the exact size of your image*/
width:200px;
}
Depending on the rest of your stylesheet you may need to adjus it for the h1 to make it look the same as the div, check out CSS Resets for possible solutions to this.
Try this - use an H1 as the seat of your graphic instead. Saved my butt time and time again:
<h1 class="technique-six">
CSS-Tricks
</h1>
h1.technique-six {
width: 350px;
padding: 75px 0 0 0;
height: 0;
background: url("images/header-image.jpg") no-repeat;
overflow: hidden;
}
Accessible, and also solid across browsers IE6 and > . You could also link the H1.
HTML is the only way to create links - it defines the structure and content of a web site.
CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets - it only affects how things look.
Although normally an <a/>; tag is the only way to create a link, you can make a <div/> clickable with JavaScript. I'd use jQuery:
$("div#header").click(function() {window.location=XXXXXX;});