Hi Bob...
> >> 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.
I wasn't offering comment on the desirability to remove the pointer
changing, although IMHO it is put there for a purpose.
> > So is that behaviour documented, or does it just happen to occur in
> > the browser you prefer?
> 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.
Yes, but what I want to know is whether that "exploiting" is a
documented feature. I expect it isn't. Just because all M$ broswers
handle it does not make it either standard or documented - there are
hundreds of browsers for dozens of platforms out there. What would
you do if Microsoft decided the behaviour was in fact a bug, an
oversight, and the next version of MSIE causes the pointer to change
over an "onclick" area? They might prefer it that way.
The point made by the originator of the thread was to ask why it seems
people code their sites to be unneccessarily complicated, risking
incompatibilty, without apparent reason. The responses made only
serve to demonstrate the point of the questioner, far from justifying
the actions.
It takes time and effort to code something, anything, "properly",
conforming to rules and API's. Everyone is quick to complain when
some subtle oversight in a program means it fails to work with their
favourite patch, tool, RTG software, etc. I think there are equal
grounds for complaint when websites fail to comply with the rules. "We
can't be bothered 'cos it works ok with XXX browser", is the response
of an incompetent designer. Sorry. :-/
Regards,
Ian
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