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moondog Posts: 72 Joined: 2/12/2004 Status: offline	CSS? or not? - 6/23/2005 14:53:28 I saw a webpage that has the links sitting as standard text, with no underline or color variation, however, when you hover over the links, they become underlined. I viewed the source code and there is a section in the "html" called <style type="text/css"> so I believe this to be CSS, but I have tried to copy and paste this into a new page, but I do not get the same effect. What am I doing wrong? moondog


BobbyDouglas Posts: 5455 Joined: 5/15/2003 From: Arizona Status: offline	RE: CSS? or not? - 6/23/2005 15:08:13 Hey moondog, A URL would help us answer your question. _____________________________ Arizona Web Design - Mr Bobs Web Design in Arizona The Arizona Web Hosting Challenge (in reply to moondog)


moondog Posts: 72 Joined: 2/12/2004 Status: offline	RE: CSS? or not? - 6/23/2005 15:12:33 Hi Bobby, I don't actually have the URL, I have the page, with the script on it now. can I get that to you somehow? dog (in reply to BobbyDouglas)


bobby Posts: 11394 Joined: 8/15/1969 From: Seattle WA USA Status: offline	RE: CSS? or not? - 6/23/2005 15:47:27 yes, you would use CSS to do that... You can define the behavior of the <a> tag with font color, background color, border, background images, text-decoration (underline) etc An example of what you're seeing as it might appear in the .css file: a:link, a:visited { text-decoration: none; } a:hover { text-decoration: underline; } a:active { text-decoration: none; } _____________________________ If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress? (in reply to moondog)


d a v e Posts: 4064 Joined: 7/24/2002 From: England (but live in Finland now) Status: offline	RE: CSS? or not? - 6/23/2005 16:06:35 this is a good place for more info as well http://www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp and outfront's own tut's http://www.outfront.net/tutorials_02/adv_tech/css1.htm _____________________________ David Prescott Gekko web design (in reply to bobby)


bobby Posts: 11394 Joined: 8/15/1969 From: Seattle WA USA Status: offline	RE: CSS? or not? - 6/23/2005 16:34:41 W3Schools is the perfect first stop for digging into CSS This forum is the perfect second stop. _____________________________ If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress? (in reply to d a v e)


jaybee Posts: 14134 Joined: 10/7/2003 From: Berkshire, UK Status: offline	RE: CSS? or not? - 6/23/2005 16:58:04 quote: I have tried to copy and paste this into a new page, but I do not get the same effect Have you just copied the style info into a new page without the rest of the HTML? The style info contains tags which will be referred to elsewhere in the HTML code and cause those elements to behave in a certain way. If they are standard tags such as those defined by Bobby above then you're OK but if they're user defined codes then they won't work. Copy your code and when you get the Reply to Message box up on here you'll see a <% in the toolbar at the top. click on that then place your cursor in between the [ code ] and the [ /code ] boxes and click paste. Then submit and we can take a look at what you've got. _____________________________ If it ain't broke..... fix it until it is. GAWDS Now where did I put that Doctype? (in reply to bobby)


bobby Posts: 11394 Joined: 8/15/1969 From: Seattle WA USA Status: offline	RE: CSS? or not? - 6/23/2005 17:13:52 quote: <style type="text/css"> This by itself does nothing... there will be more to the stylesheet _____________________________ If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress? (in reply to jaybee)


moondog Posts: 72 Joined: 2/12/2004 Status: offline	RE: CSS? or not? - 6/23/2005 18:18:46 Here is the script as it is on the page that works. Yet when I put it in the script on the page I want it to work in, it doesn't work. Is there someplace special I need to insert this? <style type="text/css"> a.NavLinks:active {font-family:Arial,Helvetica;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000000;} a.NavLinks:visited {font-family:Arial,Helvetica;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000000;} a.NavLinks:link {font-family:Arial,Helvetica;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000000;} a.NavLinks:hover {font-family:Arial,Helvetica;font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;} td.MainBody {font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-align:justify;text-decoration:none;color:#000000;} </style> (in reply to bobby)


BobbyDouglas Posts: 5455 Joined: 5/15/2003 From: Arizona Status: offline	RE: CSS? or not? - 6/23/2005 18:36:02 quote: Is there someplace special I need to insert this? - Put this code between your <head> and </head> tags. Also make sure the links you want to have that effect on, use the class NavLinks. So: <a href="somepage.html" class="NavLinks">Some Page</a> _____________________________ Arizona Web Design - Mr Bobs Web Design in Arizona The Arizona Web Hosting Challenge (in reply to moondog)


moondog Posts: 72 Joined: 2/12/2004 Status: offline	RE: CSS? or not? - 6/23/2005 19:34:46 Bobby, Thanks....I THINK I have it now....and in the style section, to change the font, size, color, I just change that in the "NavLinks" lines? right? dog (in reply to BobbyDouglas)


moondog Posts: 72 Joined: 2/12/2004 Status: offline	RE: CSS? or not? - 6/23/2005 19:40:12 Bobby, Another question concerning the "style" in the NavLinks section..... font-family:Arial,Helvetica; How do I determine the family for a font? On the pages I'm doing, I want to use Verdana font, but don't know what family it comes from.... dog (in reply to moondog)


BobbyDouglas Posts: 5455 Joined: 5/15/2003 From: Arizona Status: offline	RE: CSS? or not? - 6/23/2005 20:16:37 Sorry, I thought I replied to this, but I guess I closed the window with the reply. So this will be short :) The browser looks for the first font in the list, and if the person has it on their computer, it will display that font, else it moves on to the next font. So font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica; would show Verdana first, then Arial, then Helvectica, depending on what font the user has (it checks from left to right). quote: Thanks....I THINK I have it now....and in the style section, to change the font, size, color, I just change that in the "NavLinks" lines? - Correct _____________________________ Arizona Web Design - Mr Bobs Web Design in Arizona The Arizona Web Hosting Challenge (in reply to moondog)


bobby Posts: 11394 Joined: 8/15/1969 From: Seattle WA USA Status: offline	RE: CSS? or not? - 6/24/2005 10:22:55 Verdana is the family... font-family is the same thing as saying "font-name" _____________________________ If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress? (in reply to BobbyDouglas)


moondog Posts: 72 Joined: 2/12/2004 Status: offline	RE: CSS? or not? - 6/24/2005 14:19:01 Bobby, Thanks a lot for all your help....it is never as hard as I make it out to be....but thanks for your patience and assistance. I have it working the way I want now....just need to finish all the pages and publish them. dog (in reply to bobby)


caz Posts: 3516 Joined: 10/10/2001 From: Somewhere south of Chester, UK Status: offline	RE: CSS? or not? - 6/24/2005 15:04:17 To ensure that your site is viewed in the correct generic font family in the event of the named fonts not being available I always code like this:- font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; This ensures that a serif font is not the default chosen. _____________________________ Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will dance, or more on your keyboard. Cheshire cat. www.doracat.co.uk I remember when it took less than 4hrs to fly across the Atlantic. (in reply to moondog)


bobby Posts: 11394 Joined: 8/15/1969 From: Seattle WA USA Status: offline	RE: CSS? or not? - 6/24/2005 15:43:23 quote: it is never as hard as I make it out to be I'm familiar with that, LOL there's always something new to learn. when you stop learning new things, that's when you die. _____________________________ If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress? (in reply to caz)


dpf Posts: 7121 Joined: 11/12/2003 From: India-napolis Status: offline	RE: CSS? or not? - 6/24/2005 15:46:30 quote: when you stop learning new things, that's when you die. ..or signup for AOL _____________________________ Dan (in reply to bobby)


bobby Posts: 11394 Joined: 8/15/1969 From: Seattle WA USA Status: offline	RE: CSS? or not? - 6/24/2005 16:12:40 quote: ..or signup for AOL No, if you've signed up for AOL then you still have at least one thing left to learn... _____________________________ If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress? (in reply to dpf)


Tailslide Posts: 5999 Joined: 5/10/2005 From: Out here on the raggedy edge Status: offline	RE: CSS? or not? - 6/24/2005 16:22:39 quote: ORIGINAL: bobby quote: ..or signup for AOL No, if you've signed up for AOL then you still have at least one thing left to learn... Yeah but unfortunately through that little AOL window - you're unlikely to ever learn it. _____________________________ "My strategy is so simple an idiot could have devised it" Little Blue Plane Web Design \| Blood, Sweat & Rust - A Land Rover restoration project (in reply to bobby)


dpf Posts: 7121 Joined: 11/12/2003 From: India-napolis Status: offline	RE: CSS? or not? - 6/24/2005 16:58:43 touche _____________________________ Dan (in reply to bobby)


bobby Posts: 11394 Joined: 8/15/1969 From: Seattle WA USA Status: offline	RE: CSS? or not? - 6/24/2005 17:38:45 ... the day I have to go back to dial up is the day I give up on the Internet all together... _____________________________ If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress? (in reply to dpf)