links without the underscoring - Not using CSS

[Thomas Hejl Pilgaard]

Am I wrong in thinking that there used to be a possibility to make a link
without the underscoring?
Maybe some parameter in the anchor tag?

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[David Dorward]

Am I wrong in thinking that there used to be a possibility to make a link
without the underscoring?

Only CSS.

Maybe some parameter in the anchor tag?

style attribute

 

[Phoenix]

Am I wrong in thinking that there used to be a possibility to make a link
without the underscoring?
Maybe some parameter in the anchor tag?

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That's a s strange attitude. You are aware that HTML is not to be used
for style at all, right? HTML is a markup language, CSS is a style
language. Separation of content and style, etc., etc. RTFM, as I like to
say.

 

[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

Am I wrong in thinking that there used to be a possibility to make
a link without the underscoring? Maybe some parameter in the anchor
tag?

Why do you want to hide your links? Are you expecting your visitors to
wave the mouse all 'round the page looking for them, for the arrow to
change to a hand?

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Your sig separator is broken; it should be dash-dash-space.

 

[Thomas Hejl Pilgaard]

Why do you want to hide your links? Are you expecting your visitors to
wave the mouse all 'round the page looking for them, for the arrow to
change to a hand?

It's not for use on a serious website ^^

Your sig separator is broken; it should be dash-dash-space.

ooo - thanks for the heads up!

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[Thomas Hejl Pilgaard]

That's a s strange attitude. You are aware that HTML is not to be used for
style at all, right? HTML is a markup language, CSS is a style language.
Separation of content and style, etc., etc. RTFM, as I like to say.

I am quite aware of that. Nevertheless there has been some attempts
by various browser-makers to introduce tags outside the conventions.

And I strongly believe that there used to be a feature for the above effect.
Whether it was purely in an early version of Netscape Navigator or whatever,
I am sure there was something.

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[Jonathan N. Little]

Thomas Hejl Pilgaard wrote:

I am quite aware of that. Nevertheless there has been some attempts
by various browser-makers to introduce tags outside the conventions.

<snip>

A practice that I, and I am sure many others, hope will die. Do not
fondly reminisce about pre-4.01 days of MS and Netscape proprietary
elements.

 

[Dr Clue]

And I strongly believe that there used to be a feature for the above effect.
Whether it was purely in an early version of Netscape Navigator or whatever,
I am sure there was something.

I don't think there was ever one in my time (since 1994).
You could just use a little CSS, it won't hurt that much

<a href="foo.html" style="text-decoration:none;">click me</a>





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[Robi]

Thomas Hejl Pilgaard wrote in message news:[email protected]...

Beauregard T. Shagnasty skrev i en meddelelse news:[email protected]...

It's not for use on a serious website ^^

you could also set the font colour to the same as the background colour...
now that would be fun too

ooo - thanks for the heads up!

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Thomas, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

your .sig separator is still bOrken

--" " (without the quotes)
dash-dash-space-CR (that's 4 "chars")

 

[Thomas Hejl Pilgaard]

Thomas Hejl Pilgaard wrote in message


you could also set the font colour to the same as the background colour...
now that would be fun too
hehehe


your .sig separator is still bOrken

--" " (without the quotes)
dash-dash-space-CR (that's 4 "chars")

Yeah, I got it now - I hope ^^

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[Patrick]

<%@ LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT" %>
<html>
<head>
<script>

function hidestatus(){
window.status=''
return true
}

if (document.layers)
document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEOVER | Event.MOUSEOUT)

document.onmouseover=hidestatus
document.onmouseout=hidestatus
</script>
</head>

Then create a link like so...
<a href=http://www.yourdomain.com/ onmouseover="style.color='red'"
onmouseout="style.color='blue'">your link</a>
This will remove the underscore and then apply a color scheme for the link
upon mouseover.

 

[Jonathan N. Little]

TOP POSTING CORRECTED

<%@ LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT" %>
<html>
<head>
<script>

function hidestatus(){
window.status=''
return true
}

if (document.layers)
document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEOVER | Event.MOUSEOUT)

document.onmouseover=hidestatus
document.onmouseout=hidestatus
</script>
</head>

Then create a link like so...
<a href=http://www.yourdomain.com/ onmouseover="style.color='red'"
onmouseout="style.color='blue'">your link</a>
This will remove the underscore and then apply a color scheme for the link
upon mouseover.

And just how is this above supposed to remove the underscore?

To OP, the answer is no. There is no attribute of the A element to do
this your need to use CSS

A { text-decoration: none; }

But if you do so, you must provide some means to identify that you have
a link or you will frustrate your visitors as they play the game
"Where's Waldo" hunting for your links.

 

[Richard Formby]

Patrick wrote:

It might also be noted that Patrick is replying to threads from circa
September 2005.

 

[Jonathan N. Little]

It might also be noted that Patrick is replying to threads from circa
September 2005.

Wondered where OP was thought it was from alt.html.tags to which I do
subscribe. But whatever, corrected misinformation in case a newbie is
lurking...

 

[Jukka K. Korpela]

Scripsit Richard Formby:

It might also be noted that Patrick is replying to threads from circa
September 2005.

Well, that's consistent with giving a completely bogus answer to a wrong
question.

But I thought we all live in September 1993!

(Ref.: http://www.faqs.org/docs/jargon/S/September-that-never-ended.html )