CSS for links

[DaZZleD]

hi.

I'm using CSS to customise the way that links look. However when a link is active and I click with the mouse anywhere in the page, it becomes just like a normal link. What am I doing wrong... or is this the default behavior?

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"two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do" - the unknown sage

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

You can customise different "states" of a link using CSS pseudo-classed. Try this:

A:link { color: #FF0000; }
A:visited { color: #FF0000; }
A:hover { color: #FF0000; }
A:active { color: #FF0000; }

I guess you might want to change the colour values (unless you want all your links to be bright red ;o)

Hope this helps,
Dan

 

[DaZZleD]

i did that... and it behaves correctly... for example if I select a link it will open a page in an IFrame and it will use the style A:active. however if i click anywhere on the page, it becomes either A:visited or A:link (which look the same to me).

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"two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do" - the unknown sage

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Aaah now I see... Yes - AFAIK, (at least in IE, anyway), when a link loses focus, it goes from being active to visited (or link, depending on if it was actually clicked or not).

Dan

 

[DaZZleD]

ok... thanks

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"two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do" - the unknown sage