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A common technique is to use a single image to limit the number of connections needed to grab them. If you want to pull them out (say, you only need one or two)
by pdwetz 14y ago
A common technique is to use a single image to limit the number of connections needed to grab them. If you want to pull them out (say, you only need one or two) any image program will let you crop (Paint.Net, Gimp, Photoshop, etc.)
Related SO Q&A:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4870292/css-icon-images-or-icon-image http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4870292/css-icon-images-o...
- goldfeld 14y agoJust curious, wouldn't a zip file accomplish the same objective?
- vinothgopi 14y agoHe means when displaying the icons on a webpage. You use one big tiff file, which is loaded using just one connection. Then with CSS you choose which part of the big tiff file you want displayed (as an icon). Like "show the second icon on the 5th row". Try googling "CSS Sprites".