Automed CSSSprites -- csssprites.org

Question

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Has anyone tried the website:
http://csssprites.org/

To autogenerate and use CSS Sprites? What are your thoughts? I'm thinking about implementing (constantly looking for new ways to improve performance)

Answer 1

Yes, sprites speed up a site because

• less HTTP requests
• avoid small overhead every image has

They make sense for icons etc

Downsides are

• More difficult to change one icon
• Can't cache control individual icons

Answer 2

I used CSS Sprites to create my first sprite, but I tend to chop them together myself now as I personally find it easier to create strips-of-sprites (i.e. long and thin) rather than big square sprites as its easier to update them if you understand the convention used to create them.