Re: Underlining links (was: Another CSS question)

Joyce:

Removing the underlining is a personal choice. I agree that a few
years ago underlining was an accepted standard. However, many
modern websites are now using JavaScript, rollover images and
other devices to provide links. Underlining is rapidly
disappearing. Some will no doubt use it for years and I see no
problem with them doing so.

However:

If you will note--in most of the newer applications, the H*lp
files are now without underlining. Windows 95-98 using IE-4 can
be set up either way. I am not sure that I would agree that
underlining is "the" standard for the whole wide world any
longer. Example: If you look at Microsoft's pages with IE 4 or 5,
you will be hard pressed to find underlines. The same can be said
for many other "Industry leading" sites.

When you run your mouse over my "newer" links, they change color
and on most modern browsers the cursor changes to the little
finger pressing icon. (We are not playing around with font
changes as well.) Thusly, my links now have an "active" look
without the long waiting time for some Java applet to load. Add
to this, the CSS file allows me to change colors should I later
re-think my original color choices.

All this plus the fact that older browsers "see" the link just
fine, albeit with a line under it. And of course, the link is
Bobby safe. A Text Browser sees it just like any other link.

Again--It is a personal choice and I have no quarrel with those
using underlining.

Best Wishes
Ted Temer
Temercraft Designs Redding, CA
temer(at)c-zone.net
http://www.temercraft.com


>Ted Temer wrote:
>
>> I also use CSS to remove the underlines of my links. Old
Netscape
>> users still see the
>> underlining. My pompous artistic conceit "bleeds" for them.
>
>I'm curious about why you choose to delete the underline from
your
>links...  Is it strictly an aesthetic decision?
>
>Hasn't the underlined link been an accepted standard?  It
certainly
>seems to make links more recognizable for newbies...  Or do you
always
>specify links in some other way, like "click here for...", and
figure
>that eliminates the need for the underline?
>
>Just wondering... and trying to learn.  Thanks!
>
>
>

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