A background image where?

Hi ganeshgrowth,

Its not possible to hyperlink background images. If you had a background image in say, a div, you could add an onclick event. Can`t think of anything else.

dc

I've a talktome button with-in my webpage background theme which I want to be linked to my talktome utility. Can I use a transparent gif over the talktome button? would it be appropriate?

Yes, a GIF or DIV positioned over a background image would work.

which one is ideal from w3c AAA perspective? using a gif or using a div?

I have added a link to the tool using a h3 <a href="talktome.php"><h3 style="visibility:hidden;width: 110px; height: 60px;">Engagement Ring</h3></a>

Is this practice correct? and as per w3c guidelines?

correction <a href="talktome.php"><h3 style="visibility:hidden;width: 110px; height: 60px;">Talk to me</h3></a>

That's neither a GIF nor a div.
If it works in your layout then run any code through the W3C Markup Validation Service [validator.w3.org] to see if there are any errors. After that you'd want to run it through all the major browsers to make sure it displays/functions properly.

correction <a href="talktome.php"><h3 style="visibility:hidden;width: 110px; height: 60px;">Talk to me</h3></a>

Again from google.com's point of view would hiding "Talk to me" within the <h3> tag be considered bad? The image in the background represents a lady with Head Phone and is a Call Center Representative.

while not specific to A elements, this WebmasterWorld thread discusses many of the issues regarding your solution:
accessibility and <h1> header images [webmasterworld.com]

The ideal way is to create the image you want clickable and position it wherever you want it to be OVER the background with .css. Add your link to the image along with a nice alt tag, perhaps add more css to get rid of the link border and you're set.

If different browser resolutions make a mess of your page appearance you can also try absolute positioning instead of the traditional padding and spacing etc, depending on where you need the link to be.