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16. May 2007, 19:59:00 Subject: Links in simple style  Why aren't links highlighted in some way? (Underline and/or bright blue color are common ways). As it is now, if it wasn't for most browsers coming with a "underline links" option or "use browser's links colors" set by default, lots of people would fail to see links all over the site. I've actually grown used to such a clean look. For instance, the menu on the left is almost crying out to be clicked so this comment doesn't really apply to it. Same with the "options" in the message box, for instance, (show thread, link, etc) since they are isolated enough. But for links inside posts there really should be some sort of highlight other than the one forced by someone's browser (I always liked the blue color, no underline style... seems "Simple" enough  ).So I'd like to suggest that the A tag be hilghlited in some way, by default. This setting could be overriden for some classes, where it is not so needed (like the menu, for the reasons stated). 16. May 2007, 22:13:34 Subject: Re: Links in simple style pauloaguia: I don't understand. By all means, the default should be user driven (aka, the browser) instead of site driven. Browsers have highlighted links ever since there were browsers - and it's highly recommended by the HTML standards that browsers do so. Links being highlighted is one of the few things that browsers actually agree on. There's no need to have a style sheet highlight links by default because you cannot trust the browser. 17. May 2007, 02:21:59 Subject: Re: Links in simple style AbigailII: But it is. Defining it in the stylesheet, by no means overrides the default settings browsers have of underlining it or whatever. But if a user disables that default, suddenly the site doesn't show any links (I know many people who actually do this - Google, for instance looks so much cleaner without all those underlines...). And anyway, it is already imposing. On the left menu all my links show up underlined (using browser's defaults). On the right none of them do, because the corresponding style specified text-decoration:none. Adding a a{text-decoration:underline;} rule (or color:blue; or whatever) would keep the links on the right menu still not underlined but would make sure links in the middle of a post somehwere do not go by unnoticed... 17. May 2007, 08:47:58 Subject: Re: Links in simple style  pauloaguia: Well, the former purpose of the simple style was to create an equivalent to the main Castle style without any graphics, which is the reason why it has inherited some style attributes. But it can be changed, of course. Or people could try to switch back to the Castle one.  17. May 2007, 09:48:23 Subject: Re: Links in simple style pauloaguia: Actually, style sheets do override the default settings of the browser - that's what style sheets are for. As for a user disabling the default setting, well, certainly that user made a deliberate choice. Sounds like a compelling reason to not override it. |
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