Performance issues aside, is it possible to use a style as a selector? For example, something like:
div[background-image=\"img/someimg.jpg\"] {opacity:.5} >
I'd suggest manipulating CSS classes rather than individual styles in this case. For example:
div.some-img { background-image: url('img/someimg.jpg'); } div.some-img-fade { opacity: 5; }
......
$('div.some-img').each(function() { $(this).addClass('some-img-fade'); });