RESOLVED FIXED 19453
CSS background-image property will make a request even if the selector is overriden 
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19453
Summary CSS background-image property will make a request even if the selector is ove...
Daniel Ruspini
Reported 2008-06-09 16:58:23 PDT
Using Fiddler I've found that when a CSS background-image property is overriden with another selector, the previously declared selector still initiates a request. This does not happen in FF or IE, and became apparent when using a third-party JS library that included CSS and background images we did not want to use and thus targeted for overriding. The 404's kept coming in though for Safari. Example: <html> <body> <style> .something { background: red url("images/foo.gif"); width: 50px; height: 50px; } .something { background-image: none; } </style> <div class="something"> </div> </body> </html> Fiddler says: 404 HTTP .... images/foo.gif
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Dave Hyatt
Comment 1 2008-06-09 22:57:51 PDT
Yes, this is a known annoyance that i intend to fix (hopefully soon). It applies to all image properties and not just to background-image.
Seth Thomas Rasmussen
Comment 2 2008-11-20 10:19:02 PST
I would say this bug is a bit more severe than "Normal". Any sort of plan for when a fix for this might come in?
Alexey Proskuryakov
Comment 3 2010-09-03 12:22:05 PDT
Does this still occur with WebKit nightlies?
Simon Fraser (smfr)
Comment 4 2010-09-03 14:13:33 PDT
Fixed via bug 24223.
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