Since he wants math symbols on his buttons, which presumably would not
require localization, using images is not really blasphemous.
(Not to mention that it's pretty common, or even unavoidable, in web
applications to use graphics that include text, anyway. Best practice is
just to keep the original image without text, or with text in a separate
layer, to make localization a bit easier.)
This is by far the most reliable approach and he's lucky that he can get
away with it in his case, with no worries, given that it would be hard to
anticipate the inconsistent Unicode support in browsers, missing fonts, etc.
that client machines will have--as you point out this would be a
time-consuming and tedious research and testing task with little chance of
100% success.
@D
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marco Cimarosti" <marco.cimarosti@essetre.it>
To: <unicode@unicode.org>; "'Raghvendra Sharma'" <RaghvendraSh@NIIT.com>
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 7:49 AM
Subject: RE: Query, please help
> Raghvendra Sharma wrote:
> > Let nme describe the exact nature of problem,
> > 1. The client requirement is that the symbols should be available
> > to the user as such on the button labels and not the names. [...]
[deletia]
> Another possible approach is a real shame (nearly a blasphemy on this
> mailing list!): you could (sorry!) use pictures to label your buttons.
>
> <html><head>
> </head><body><form>
> <input type="image" src="MyPics/Theta.gif" alt="?"
> width="10" height="20">
> </form></body></html>
>
> This is the approach sucks but, probably, gives you the best warranty of
> success on most clients.
>
> Please notice the "alt" attribute. This is essential to keep the page
usable
> on non-graphic browsers such as those used by blind people.
>
> HTH
> _ Marco
>
>
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