Hello Ian
On 14-Sep-00, you wrote:
>
> GDR! wrote:
>
>> >> always assumed they were using JS for links to gain some advantage
>> >> over HREF. Why on earth would they do it, if it gains nothing???
>
>> Sure, You're right, but when I have been writing my site, I used <a
>> onclick="window....."> instead of A HREF. Why? 'coz there's no "hand
>> - cursor" when You put a mouse over the link.
Any site that needs that the cursor turn into a hand to identify a link
needs to be redesigned. It is not difficult to make a site where links
are evident.
>
> So is that behaviour documented, or does it just happen to occur in
> the browser you prefer? If it isn't documented, then it is a good
> example of the original point of the thread.
>
The behaviour comes from exploiting the ability to change the cursor.
That ability resides at the OS level and M$ based browsers all handle
it.
> Ian
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