Question

The code is as follows:

<div id="compv-navbar">
        <a href="#"><img src="image1.png" id="icon1"></a> | 
        <a href="#"><img src="image2.png" id="icon2"></a> | 
        <a href="#"><img src="image3.png" id="icon3"></a> | 
        <span id="view_name"> Random Text</span>
 </div>

Assume that each image has another image with suffix ‘-hover’ that will be image to be replaced on hover.

Answer 1

Here is what i would do:

<div id="compv-navbar">
        <a href="#" id="icon1"></a> | 
        <a href="#" id="icon2"></a> | 
        <a href="#" id="icon3"></a> | 
        <span id="view_name"> Random Text</span>
</div>

a#icon1{
background:url("image1.png") no-repeat;
}
a:hover#icon1{
background:url("image1-hover.png") no-repeat;
}
a#icon2{
background:url("image2.png") no-repeat;
}
a:hover#icon2{
background:url("image2-hover.png") no-repeat;
}
a#icon3{
background:url("image3.png") no-repeat;
}
a:hover#icon3{
background:url("image3-hover.png") no-repeat;
}