Instead of images, the upvote button, downvote button and upvote/downvote box should use polygonal CSS for the triangles

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This will make customisation of sites easier. Currently, the following image is used: Triangle

This uses only HTML and CSS and is supported by all "current" browsers (including IE6.0!)

Screenshots from different browsers:

As an aside: I assume that for most browsers the actual rendering is better than the screenshots at browsershots.org. :-) — Arjan, Commented May 8, 2010 at 11:54

Jeff Atwood · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-08 11:08:54Z

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An interesting tip, but I think we want more control of the look for future sites.. until SVG is supported in HTML/CSS I don't think we're there yet.

answered May 8, 2010 at 11:08

Jeff Atwood

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@aviraldg yes, I made this decision Like a Boss
– Jeff Atwood
Commented May 8, 2010 at 11:20
Please tell me no one is using IE6 to access SO.
– user145242
Commented May 8, 2010 at 11:59
@uncle brad: I was several weeks at a new job before I was granted local admin privileges. During that time I was forced to access SO with IE6. I thought about submitting several bug reports, but I'm sure Microsoft would have just told me to upgrade.
– Bill the Lizard
Commented May 8, 2010 at 14:16
@Bill, I'm so sorry. I trust you weren't permanently damaged.
– user145242
Commented May 9, 2010 at 13:27

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Arjan · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-19 08:18:26Z

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It might just be Safari on a Mac (my other browsers render fine), but I find the anti-aliasing of the CSS version quite ugly...

Example of ugly rendering

Hence: no, please.

answered May 8, 2010 at 11:21

Arjan

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Renders fine in Chrome, Firefox, Safari (the ones I tested)...
– aviraldg
Commented May 8, 2010 at 11:26
Ah, @Aviraldg, you're right. On my Mac only Safari renders this horrible.
– Arjan
Commented May 8, 2010 at 11:30
I'm on windows.
– aviraldg
Commented May 8, 2010 at 11:32

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-20 09:43:35Z

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There are many Stack Exchanges by now...

Gaming Webapps Photography Tex

...what is the advantage of SVG'ing all of these?

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answered Jan 19, 2011 at 8:33

badp

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When I made this post, all StackExchange sites looked "the same" (a la Windows XP's themes) (SE 1.0)... so, that still made sense back then. And I was not talking about "SVGing" all of them.
– aviraldg
Commented Jan 19, 2011 at 8:51
@Aviral Then you want to increase the number of HTTP requests on the site :)
– badp
Commented Jan 19, 2011 at 8:52
The technique described above does not make any HTTP requests to the server.
– aviraldg
Commented Jan 19, 2011 at 8:54

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