Recommendation : 9. Implement technical solutions with the lowest impact
Is formatting in css preferred, to limit the use of images ?
UI
C People
B Planet
B Prosperity
Difficulty
**
Priority
High
Récurrence
OnUpdate
Tests
Which images can be replaced by CSS?
Precisions
Among the presentation elements used in the services, the images represent a significant volume, which generates an environmental footprint. In some cases, formatting operations with CSS make it possible to dispense with an image, this lighter solution is to be preferred.
Use Case
Navigation / CHROME network
RGAA 10.1 criterion
Additional elements
Operational issues related to the project
Rule for assessing the level of compliance of the criterion
Number of images analyzed / Number of images
Life cycle
Réalisation
20 other criteria related to the recommendation: Implement technical solutions with the lowest impact
UI
Is a clean version available for prints ?
user Experience
Is a CSS alternative available for an animation ?
user Experience
Is the service suitable for different accessibility media formats ?
UI
Are the animations necessary, desired by the user ?
UI
Is the service developed in accordance with RGAA recommendations ?
UI
Are the fonts used not loaded only for a small number of objects ?
UI
If printing, is an ink saving font installed ?
UI
Do you limit the number of fonts loaded for the service ?
UI
Are you reducing the number of pictograms used in the service ?
UI
Is a video the only solution for the expected illustration ?
UI
Are videos or animations outside the active area automatically paused / stopped ?
UI
Is it really a user action that triggers the "play" ?
UI
Is the definition of the sound suitable ?
UI
Does the lazy load bring a gain (weight of the page, CPU resource) ?
UI
Are CSS sprites implemented to limit the flow of image fetching ?
UI
Are alternative image formats made available through srcset ?
UI
Do all images have a text alternative ?
UI
Is the definition of the image reduced and adapted to its objective (illustration, contractual, ...) ?
UI
Are image resizing processed upstream and statically (server side) ?
UI
Have the different image formats available been evaluated to select only the most effective ?