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Jadrian Miles at 20:59, 27 January 2009

2009-01-27T20:59:53Z

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	This template attempts to superimpose an invisible link on an image, such that clicking on the image does ''not'' take you to the image description page (normal behaviour).		This template attempts to superimpose an invisible link on an image, such that clicking on the image does ''not'' take you to the image description page (normal behaviour).

	It's useful for small icons/logos which are representative of an article, and which a user might click on expecting to be taken to that article. Here we are using it on the [[Main Page]] for example. ~~It's~~ use should minimised because of the following problems.		It's useful for small icons/logos which are representative of an article, and which a user might click on expecting to be taken to that article. Here we are using it on the [[Main Page]] for example. Its use should minimised because of the following problems.

	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Click Template:Click on wikipedia] where we got this from.		* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Click Template:Click on wikipedia] where we got this from.

Jadrian Miles at 20:38, 27 January 2009

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	~~==Usage==~~
	Usage format:		Usage format:
	<nowiki>{{Click \| image=myimage.png \| link=PageName \| width=10px \| height=10px}}</nowiki>		<nowiki>{{Click \| image=myimage.png \| link=PageName \| width=10px \| height=10px}}</nowiki>

Admin at 22:23, 21 July 2008

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	It's useful for small icons/logos which are representative of an article, and which a user might click on expecting to be taken to that article. Here we are using it on the [[Main Page]] for example. It's use should minimised because of the following problems.		It's useful for small icons/logos which are representative of an article, and which a user might click on expecting to be taken to that article. Here we are using it on the [[Main Page]] for example. It's use should minimised because of the following problems.

	~~== Problems ==~~

	It doesn't work in text-only browsers, and in screen readers for the disabled, and possibly other situations. The technique of using [[w:CSS\|CSS]] to change page content also completely breaks an article's [[w:web accessibility\|web accessibility]] by contravening a [[w:WAI\|WAI]] priority-one checkpoint.[http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/#tech-order-style-sheets]

	~~[[Extension:ImageMap]] can achieve the same effect and much more.~~

	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Click Template:Click on wikipedia] where we got this from.		* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Click Template:Click on wikipedia] where we got this from.

Admin at 22:22, 21 July 2008

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	~~<noinclude>{{timw\|Click}}</noinclude>~~

	==Usage==		==Usage==
	Usage format:		Usage format:

Admin: /* See also */

2008-07-21T22:22:31Z

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<noinclude>{{timw|Click}}</noinclude>

==Usage==
Usage format:
<nowiki>{{Click | image=myimage.png | link=PageName | width=10px | height=10px}}</nowiki>

This template attempts to superimpose an invisible link on an image, such that clicking on the image does ''not'' take you to the image description page (normal behaviour).

It's useful for small icons/logos which are representative of an article, and which a user might click on expecting to be taken to that article. Here we are using it on the [[Main Page]] for example. It's use should minimised because of the following problems.

== Problems ==

It doesn't work in text-only browsers, and in screen readers for the disabled, and possibly other situations. The technique of using [[w:CSS|CSS]] to change page content also completely breaks an article's [[w:web accessibility|web accessibility]] by contravening a [[w:WAI|WAI]] priority-one checkpoint.[http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/#tech-order-style-sheets]

[[Extension:ImageMap]] can achieve the same effect and much more.

== See also ==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Click Template:Click on wikipedia] where we got this from.
* [[Mediazilla:539|<span title="ASSIGNED: Allow images that link somewhere other than the image page">Bug 539</span>]] - Feature request to allow linked images without nasty CSS.

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Click Template:Click on wikipedia] where we got this from.		* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Click Template:Click on wikipedia] where we got this from.
	* [[Mediazilla:539\|<span title="ASSIGNED: Allow images that link somewhere other than the image page">Bug 539</span>]] - Feature request to allow linked images without nasty CSS.