Re: [WSG] Please help! CSS/IE Link Color Problem

2007-08-03 Thread James Gollan
FWIW seems to work in IE7 - dont have IE6 setup at the moment. On 8/4/07, Cole Kuryakin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello All - > > After tearing my hair out for over 4 hours I come to you guys/gals for a > fresh eye and perhaps a solution. > > I've got a simple class name (.active) attached to

Re: [WSG] Please help! CSS/IE Link Color Problem

2007-08-03 Thread James Gollan
you could try adding !IMPORTANT after the colour declaration just to see if it is an inheritance issue On 8/4/07, James Gollan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > FWIW seems to work in IE7 - dont have IE6 setup at the moment. > > On 8/4/07, Cole Kuryakin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hello All - >

RE: [WSG] Please help! CSS/IE Link Color Problem

2007-08-03 Thread Kepler Gelotte
When the chosen page loads, the chosen link turns deep red. The declaration for this is as follows: /*ACTIVE LINKS ONLY*/ ul#navTopSimpleUL li a.active { color: #CC0033; cursor: default; text-decoration: none; } Hi Cole,, You may want to also set focus on the element an

Re: [WSG] Please help! CSS/IE Link Color Problem

2007-08-03 Thread James Gollan
the given rule is not using a pseudo selector (:) - it is a simple class definition. This should be consistent across browsers. On 8/4/07, Kepler Gelotte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > When the chosen page loads, the chosen link turns deep red. > > The declaration for this is as follows: > > /*ACT

Re: [WSG] Please help! CSS/IE Link Color Problem

2007-08-04 Thread Stuart Foulstone
Hi, a:active is a pseudoclass, not a class, and the declaration should read: ul#navTopSimpleUL li a:active not a.active class name. Browsers are tolerant of mistakes and try to correct wrong coding in a meaningful way. However, different browsers may apply different corrections to the error pr

Re: [WSG] Please help! CSS/IE Link Color Problem

2007-08-04 Thread Tim
@Sutart: I believe that Stuart is using "active" as a class name, not a pseudoclass.This class is being added to the anchor tag when the page loads. Not the same as the pseudoclass which is invoked on click, but does not persist through the subsequent page load. @Cole: In my install of I

Re: [WSG] Please help! CSS/IE Link Color Problem

2007-08-04 Thread minim
In the light of the pseudoclass and class having the same name and smart-alec browsers trying to correct perceived errors, could this then be a case of misinterpretation by IE6? Might it not be better to avoid using 'reserved' words for class/id names in case this sort of thing happened (I

Re: [WSG] Please help! CSS/IE Link Color Problem

2007-08-07 Thread Rick Lecoat
At 19:23 (London time), on 4/8/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >In the light of the pseudoclass and class having the same name and >smart-alec browsers trying to correct perceived errors, could this >then be a case of misinterpretation by IE6? Might it not be better to >avoid using 'reserved' wo