[ic] 2 Button tag quesions

[interchange-users@icdevgroup.org (Ed LaFrance)]

At 12:55 PM 07/15/2002 +0800, you wrote:
>2 questions:
>
>1) The image source specified in the [button] tag was never called.
>I'm quite sure I've got the pathname/filename correct, I've tried
>using:
>
><input type="image"
>src="__THEME_IMG_DIR__shoppingbag.gif" alt="Add To Shopping Bag">
>
>and it worked.  But using:
>
>[button
>        text="Add To Shopping Bag"
>             src="__THEME_IMG_DIR__shoppingbag.gif"
>        hidetext=1
>       ]
>       mv_nextpage=ord/checkout
>       mv_todo=submit
>[/button]
>
>...does not display the image file, instead, showing the text.
>What's wrong?

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- Ed L.




>2) Is there a way to make a button of a link?
>I would like to achieve the effect of:
>
><a href="[area ord/checkout]"><font
>class="my_button">Checkout</font></a>
>
>...which would look like a button, where "my_button" is a css class
>similar to that of "input".  Currently, if I do that, the link button
>is one pixel off from the top and left, so that if I were to place
>this together next to a button, they look uneven.
>
>In an attempt to make them look "even", I've used:
>
><input type="image" src="__THEME_IMG_DIR__shoppingbag.gif" alt="Add
>To Shopping Bag">
>&nbsp;&nbsp;
><a href="[area ord/checkout]"><img alt="Checkout"
>src="__THEME_IMG_DIR__checkout.gif" class="my_button"></a>
>
>
>But this would require the creation of so many images.
>Essentially, I do not want to create my own images, that's why I'm
>seeking help to make the [button] tag work (question 2).
>
>In case I really cannot make a button of a link, I'll have to fall
>back on creating images.  I know I don't have to use the [button] tag
>to use images (ie, can use <input type="image" ...), but I'm just
>wondering why using [button] tag cannot display images (question 1).
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