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Using images in lists

The list shown in the following example was created using a definition list (DL element) as described in Chapter . The small images convey information about the category of the list items, but are really just used as enhanced bullets. The monochrome images used in the list in Figure (in the previous chapter) are used for the same ends. Other types of icon, such as shiny coloured balls, are often used as bullets.

New additions.

Paintings.

Books.

Maps.

Opening times.

If you use such images bear in mind that they will be loaded over the Net, which slows the display of documents in which they are included. Once the browser has loaded an image, it will reuse that copy if it is referenced again. Try to use a small set of such images and avoid having differently named duplicates of the same image.

A number of Web sites keep collections of images which are freely available for general use. The copyright status is not always made explicit, so if in doubt it is advisable to check. These collections include a wide range of icons, coloured bullets, flags and so on.

Spinning the Web by Andrew Ford
© 1995 International Thomson Publishing
© 2002 Andrew Ford and Ford & Mason Ltd
Note: this HTML document was generated in December 1994 directly from the LaTeX source files using LaTeX2HTML. It was formatted into our standard page layout using the Template Toolkit. The document is mainly of historical interest as obviously many of the sites mentioned have long since disappeared.