Caching background image for stylesheet?

[theniteowl]

Hi All,
I am trying to preload images that used in a div controlled by a style sheet.

In other words I use this:
.TabSelLft {
background-image : url('/tabimages/tabsellft.gif');
height : 22px;
width : 4px;
}

I use a span tag with the above class name.
I want to have the images preloaded though and from what I can tell the stylesheet will reload the images every time.

I know for a rollover effect I can preload the images and then just alter the src but is it possible to have the stylesheet use a preloaded image?



Stamp out, eliminate and abolish redundancy!

 

[Vragabond]

It's usually better to move backgrounds around than changing the picture. That way no preload is necessary. Also, span tags if not floated or displayed as a block, should ignore height and width. More on background positioning here:

http://wellstyled.com/css-nopreload-rollovers.html