You could cover them all in one definition..
a, a:link, :link {
color:blue;
}
..
i read people advice to not use a:link and change it for :link without ,a, because of some anchor naming issue i dont understand.
Do you have a link for where you read that, i’d be interested to have a look at the information.
i was not easy to trace where i read it but got it
:link not a:link
it is the last line posted
and im asking this because i have had crossbrowssing issues (im working locally not published site but already testing fixing) and if
a
a:link
:link
are not the same that would explain certain issues, as changing all
a
for
a:link
has solved some issues but arose others.
so if they are different using them all would not be a good option.
<a name="top"></a> - named anchor
<a href="">link</a> - linked anchor
<a name="example" href=""> - named and linked anchor (you're not likely to use this though)
a – would apply to all the above
a:link – would apply to the second and third
:link – would apply to the second and third
Hope that helps.. 🙂
HMMM! you think you still dont know css enought then you find your html is rusted 🙂
yes i get it but any idea wht was that user trying to tell with this
by removing ‘a’, i.e. a:link dropped for :link, it eliminates named anchor concerns
it implies different behaviour or maybe some crossbrowser issue when using a:link if anchor is named like in
<a name="example" href=""> - named and linked anchor</a>
anyway it seems to be not very important as you say you wont use it.
again thx you very much
I think perhaps you are misunderstanding what the fella is saying.
I’ll quote it again, then translate.
by removing ‘a’, i.e. a:link dropped for :link, it eliminates named anchor concerns
By removing a from a:link you remove any concerns you may have had about your styling also effecting named linked anchors (which you may not want to do).
More simply put, you may want to seperate the CSS your apply to named anchors… ie..
<a name=""></a>
..from the styling you apply to named linked anchors..
<a name="" href="">link</a>
Does that help clear it up a little?
I think he forgot a:link won’t catch a non-named anchor, so his advice is a little misleading (i’ve just spotted the error myself, so you may catch this post pre-edit)..
got it my error was to not consider him being wrong at any time, that why i was confused because i thought that was exactly wht you are telling now, that he was talking about a:link appliying style also on named a tags with no link, but then in your reply i read you telling that a:link would not apply to first example
<a name="top"></a> - named anchor
so i was confused
so im not the only one making errors in this planet that guy make them also , ok thats relaxing:)
thx you very much again
This has become definitive post in the world for a, a:link, :link, css explanation.
someone call guiness records.
t31os_ thx again
No problem. I didn’t initially spot the error, it was during posting that i spotted the mistake..
Like everyone else though, we make mistakes sometimes.., he may not have even noticed he made the error.. 😉
Admittedly i think i’ve also made an error in my wording above, if anyone can spot the mistake i’ll give them a free virtual cookie (and by virtual i mean non-existent).
Happy to help in any case… 🙂
effecting named
and
I think he forgot a:link won’t catch a non-named anchor
for
I think he forgot a:link won’t catch a named anchor
got 2 non existent cookies? never tasted any of those, hmm non chocolat flavored non existent cookies yammm. It would be funny if im wrong again 🙂
