[WEB4LIB] specific request on HTML coding re: colour of underline in a table

[Samuel Mcdonald]

Susanne:

To make the underlining disappear you will need to use Cascading Style
Sheets.  Old browsers not supporting CSS will still show the underline.  

How to do it: eg.
<A HREF="http://www.foo.edu/foo.html" style="text-decoration:none">link
text</a>

-Sam


On Tue, 22 Feb 2000, Susanne Baker wrote:

> Greetings all!
> 
> We are attempting to freshen up our navigation buttons at our web site
> (http://www.gov.on.ca/FIN/english/neweng.htm)
> 
> While I currently don't mind the buttons in use, I need a way to make the
> page one is currently on more visible (using the change in colour of the
> text on the button seems to be too subtle <g>).  Currently each button is
> its own individual gif file - and hard to change names for someone who
> doesn't graphic much <sigh>.
> 
> So, the idea was to make a button gif and use it as a background image for
> each cell in the table.  Then I could write in my own text.  There would
> be 2 images - one for regular buttons and one in a lighter shade for the
> page you're on (the 'depressed' button). This would also make it faster to
> load - not a bad thing!
> 
> Now, since I have specified the background image for the table data cell
> and also a font colour for the text...when i insert the link (the real
> purpose of the navigation button)...the text is underlined.
> 
> My first question is - is there a way to make the underline disappear?
> melt in?  I want them to click and go...  We looked at the use of the link
> attributes in the BODY tag, but it  would appear not to have an effect
> given the background image and font colour.
> 
> Or is this an impossibility? 
> 
> My second, marginally-related question...recommendations for sites with
> nice buttons?  We're not allowed to use Java under the design standards so
> my ideal is a pleasant gif file.
> 
> I have searched a couple of web-based resources to no avail.
> many thanks!
> Susanne Baker
> Systems Librarian
> Research and Information Services
> Ontario Ministry of Finance
> bakers at gov.on.ca
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

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