Re: Re; How to remove the underline on links
by Kukla Fran and Ollie <weblists2001(at)yahoo.com>
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Sun, 30 Sep 2001 17:01:49 -0700 |
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<hwg-basics(at)hwg.org> |
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"Ineke van der Maat" <inekemaa(at)xs4all.nl>, "catwoman" <catwoman(at)enter.net> |
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Clarification - Hover works only with IE.
Observation - Be careful when deciding to remove underlining with
links. While many consider underling to be visually unattractive and thus
intrude upon the designer's possible intent for a page (or an entire site),
most users rely on the visual underline clues to tell them that a link
exists. The decision to remove underlines means the designer is going
against accepted norms for user interaction of a web site, and what users
have come to expect.
In addition, one must be careful when removing underline links in that the
removal does not constitute a potential violation of Section 508 laws (US
laws) with respect to accessibility. If you are unaware of Section 508 it
behooves you to learn rather quickly.
At 00:31 2001-10-01 -0700, Ineke van der Maat wrote:
>Hallo Wendy,
>
>Put this in your stylesheet und choose link colours and background colours.
>A hover makes that your links will be underlined when you come with the
>mouse on it. Put always the a:link and visited link before the hover , else
>these links will not be influenced by the working of hover, when you want
>your users can see it is a link with clicking the mouse on it.
>
>
>a {
> text-decoration: none;
>}
>
>a:link {
> color:
> background-color: }
>
>a:visited {
> color:
>background-color:
>}
>
>}
>a:hover {
> text-decoration: underline;
> color:
> background-color:
> }
>
> a:active{
> color:
> background-color:
>}
>
>greetings
>Ineke van der Maat
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "catwoman" <catwoman(at)enter.net>
>To: <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
>Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 12:22 PM
>Subject: How to Remove the underline on links
>
>
> > Hello All,
> > I was wondering if someone could tell me how to get rid of the
> > underlining of links? Thanks!
> >
> > Wendy
> >
> >
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