Re: underlined links
by Ryan Fischer <fischer(at)email.unc.edu>
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Tue, 08 Dec 1998 00:00:02 -0500 |
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Pam Shorey <palema(at)downcity.net>, hwg-theory(at)mail.hwg.org |
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At 10:58 PM 12/7/98 -0500, Pam Shorey wrote:
>I have a style question. What accounts for the apparent
>trend to remove underlining from links? Isn't this rather
>like removing quotes from a quotation - ie, removing a
>customary visual cue?
In a word or two, they're tacky! At least, that's what I used to think.
When I first found out there was a way to get rid of them, I did and never
turned back (for a while, anyway). I even disabled underlining of links
the first time I used NN3. Of course, they (underlines) have their purpose
in that they denote what text is a link. Come to think of it, now, for the
most part, I appreciate when the author of a page leaves them alone. They
make it easier for me. When I decide get rid of them, I still make sure
it's clear that text is usually a link. I make sure it's font-weight is
increased, and I use the hover pseudoclass to indicate this even more,
usually by changing its color, text-decoration, or background-color.
You see how I vacillated above? It was an account of back when I first
started using the web compared to where I stand now, especially with that I
know. So in short, I guess an author's decision to remove underlining from
links is neither bad nor good, as long as it is informed.
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-Ryan Fischer <fischer(at)email.unc.edu> ICQ UIN - 595003
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