Tell-tale Blue Borders: Help!

[Joel Seligmann]

Internet Explorer adds its own thin blue border around linked graphics. I
have set the image borders to 0 (border-"0"), but the line persists. This
seem to be an Explorer thing, as Netscape does not use this technique. Is
there any way to get rid of these tell-tale borders? I am designing a black
website and they are very annoying.

Thanks for your help

 

[Leif K-Brooks]

Internet Explorer adds its own thin blue border around linked graphics. I
have set the image borders to 0 (border-"0"), but the line persists. This
seem to be an Explorer thing, as Netscape does not use this technique. Is
there any way to get rid of these tell-tale borders? I am designing a black
website and they are very annoying.

How are people supposed to know the image is a link? Be sure there's
some indication. But using HTML (<img ... border="0"/>) or CSS (img {
border : 0 none}) should work in IE.

 

[William Tasso]

...
I have set the image borders to 0 (border-"0"), but the
line persists...

CSS: {border:0;}

please ensure you don't hide your links

 

[brucie]

using HTML (<img ... border="0"/>)

thats not html

or CSS (img {border : 0 none})

none is redundant

 

[David Dorward]

Leif K-Brooks said:

thats not html

 

[Steve R.]

Joel Seligmann wrote in message ...

I am designing a black website and they are very annoying.

I agree with you, that black websites are very annonying.

Did you ever read a black newspaper or magazine with white text?

Extremely irritating.

 

[Sid Ismail]

: Internet Explorer adds its own thin blue border around linked graphics. I
: have set the image borders to 0 (border-"0"), but the line persists. This
: seem to be an Explorer thing, as Netscape does not use this technique. Is
: there any way to get rid of these tell-tale borders? I am designing a black
: website and they are very annoying.


Black is annoying.... he blue is 'cause it is a link.

Sid

 

[Joel Seligmann]

Thanks everybody for the help. But maybe I didn't make myself clear enough.

Internet Explorer seems to add its OWN thin blue border around linked
graphics. I HAVE SET THE IMAGE BORDERS to 0 (border-"0"), but the line
persists once the link is pressed. It disappears when the page is returned
to (only to reappear once a link is clicked). This seems to be an Explorer
thing (or maybe just a Mac/IE thing?), as Netscape does not use this
"technique." Can I get rid of it?

Any other ideas?

Thanks again.

 

[Toby A Inkster]

border-"0"

I hope you really meant equals (=) and not minus (-).

 

[David Dorward]

Internet Explorer seems to add its OWN thin blue border around linked
graphics. I HAVE SET THE IMAGE BORDERS to 0 (border-"0"), but the line
persists once the link is pressed. It disappears when the page is returned
to (only to reappear once a link is clicked). This seems to be an Explorer
thing (or maybe just a Mac/IE thing?), as Netscape does not use this
"technique." Can I get rid of it?

I suspect its the focus indicator, leave it alone. Its essential for
navigating the site without a pointing device.

 

[Steve R.]

Joel Seligmann wrote in message ...

I am designing a black website and they are very annoying.

Yes, black websites are very annonying.

Did you ever read a black newspaper or magazine with white text?

Extremely irritating.

If you didn't have a *black* website you wouldn't have the problem :~)

 

[Jay]

Thanks everybody for the help. But maybe I didn't make myself clear enough.

Internet Explorer seems to add its OWN thin blue border around linked
graphics. I HAVE SET THE IMAGE BORDERS to 0 (border-"0"), but the line
persists once the link is pressed. It disappears when the page is returned
to (only to reappear once a link is clicked). This seems to be an Explorer
thing (or maybe just a Mac/IE thing?), as Netscape does not use this
"technique." Can I get rid of it?

Any other ideas?

Yup. Use a validator (http://validator.w3.org).

When you assign a value to an attribute you use the equal sign (border="0"),
not a hyphen (border-"0").

- J

 

[Joel Seligmann]

Thanks everybody for the help. But maybe I didn't make myself clear enough.

Internet Explorer seems to add its OWN thin blue border around linked
graphics. I HAVE SET THE IMAGE BORDERS to 0 (border-"0"), but the line
persists once the link is pressed. It disappears when the page is returned
to (only to reappear once a link is clicked). This seems to be an Explorer
thing (or maybe just a Mac/IE thing?), as Netscape does not use this
"technique." Can I get rid of it?

Any other ideas?

Thanks again.

 

[Hywel Jenkins]

Thanks everybody for the help. But maybe I didn't make myself clear enough.

Internet Explorer seems to add its OWN thin blue border around linked
graphics. I HAVE SET THE IMAGE BORDERS to 0 (border-"0"), but the line
persists once the link is pressed. It disappears when the page is returned
to (only to reappear once a link is clicked). This seems to be an Explorer
thing (or maybe just a Mac/IE thing?), as Netscape does not use this
"technique." Can I get rid of it?

Any other ideas?

That's the focus indicator. You can stop it using JavaScript, but it's
a useful feature for those of us that use the keyboard to navigate.

 

[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

Quoth the raven named Joel Seligmann:

Thanks everybody for the help. But maybe I didn't make myself clear
enough.

Internet Explorer seems to add its OWN thin blue border around
linked graphics. I HAVE SET THE IMAGE BORDERS to 0 (border-"0"),
but the line persists once the link is pressed. It disappears when
the page is returned to (only to reappear once a link is clicked).
This seems to be an Explorer thing (or maybe just a Mac/IE thing?),
as Netscape does not use this "technique." Can I get rid of it?

Are you referencing the "visited" properties? If so, the purposed it
to advise the visitor they have already been to that link, and is a
worthwhile indicator.

However, if you want to muck about and change it, use CSS.

a:visited { ... }

Any other ideas?

Nope.

 

[Adrian Wood]

Joel Seligmann wrote in message ...

Yes, black websites are very annonying.

I disagree.

Did you ever read a black newspaper or magazine with white text?

That depends, did you ever read a newspaper or magazine in which the white
paper shines like a low-level light-buld the whole time you look at it?

Monitor != Paper.