Re: [css-d] make link non-clickable
prevent links from _looking_ like links, thereby making it less probable that users click on them, This is proabbly the best to do in my situation Does it have to be css? As reacting to a click is a functionality I feel it's more a javascript thing. And a simple piece of javascript would solve your problem: a href=http://www.slashdot.org/; rel=ok onclick=return this.rel=='none'?false:true whee /a The rel value is somewhat misused, but can be generated from the cms script. Gerhrard __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
[css-d] make link non-clickable
this exists in content a href=www.somewhere.comlink/a if there any way to make that link non-clickable only with css one solution that I do not want to use is putting an absolutely positioned clear image over it. thansk Neal __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
Re: [css-d] make link non-clickable
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: this exists in content a href=www.somewhere.comlink/a if there any way to make that link non-clickable only with css You could replace the entire page by a large PNG. Ingo -- http://www.satzansatz.de/css.html http://www.dolphinsback.com __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
Re: [css-d] make link non-clickable
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: this exists in content a href=www.somewhere.comlink/a That's strange (and _quite_ different from a link with href=http://www.somewhere.com;), but anyway,... if there any way to make that link non-clickable only with css No, clickability in the general sense is an inherent property of a link: a link points at something in a manner that makes it possible to follow the link. Take that away, and it's not a link any more. In the specific concrete sense (a link can be followed by clicking on it), it's a browser feature. These things belong to functionality, not presentation. one solution that I do not want to use is putting an absolutely positioned clear image over it. It does not make the link non-clickable, even though it may make it more difficult to click on it. You can e.g. position a link 99 pixels to the right, and this will usually make it so difficult to even notice the existence of the link that it probably won't be clicked. But it won't really make it non-clickable, partly due to the CSS Caveats (reasons why your CSS might not do what you expect, see http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/css-caveats.html ). So I think you need to clarify what you really want (and why is generally an essential part of such clarifications, because only then can others see what you mean). Why would you want to have a link and not have a link? This might not be a CSS issue at all, but there are ways to prevent links from _looking_ like links, thereby making it less probable that users click on them, if that's what you really want. Jukka K. Korpela (Yucca) http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/ __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
Re: [css-d] make link non-clickable
Thanks all and Ingo - love the sarcasm - well deserved by me violating semantics so brazenly The reason is that's what the client wants I follow standards fairly well in my own little way - but the client and the cms are my nemeses there are ways to prevent links from _looking_ like links, thereby making it less probable that users click on them, This is proabbly the best to do in my situation thanks Neal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: this exists in content a href=www.somewhere.comlink/a That's strange (and _quite_ different from a link with href=http://www.somewhere.com;), but anyway,... if there any way to make that link non-clickable only with css No, clickability in the general sense is an inherent property of a link: a link points at something in a manner that makes it possible to follow the link. Take that away, and it's not a link any more. In the specific concrete sense (a link can be followed by clicking on it), it's a browser feature. These things belong to functionality, not presentation. one solution that I do not want to use is putting an absolutely positioned clear image over it. It does not make the link non-clickable, even though it may make it more difficult to click on it. You can e.g. position a link 99 pixels to the right, and this will usually make it so difficult to even notice the existence of the link that it probably won't be clicked. But it won't really make it non-clickable, partly due to the CSS Caveats (reasons why your CSS might not do what you expect, see http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/css-caveats.html ). So I think you need to clarify what you really want (and why is generally an essential part of such clarifications, because only then can others see what you mean). Why would you want to have a link and not have a link? This might not be a CSS issue at all, but there are ways to prevent links from _looking_ like links, thereby making it less probable that users click on them, if that's what you really want. __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
Re: [css-d] make link non-clickable
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The reason is that's what the client wants
But you haven't told _what_ he wants. Just saying I want links that are
not links is not a description.
there are ways to
prevent links from _looking_ like links, thereby making it less
probable that users click on them,
This is proabbly the best to do in my situation
Then there's quite a lot you can do, such as
:link, :visited {
display: none;
visibility: hidden;
font-size: 1px;
color: black;
background: black;
text-decoration: none;
position: absolute;
left: -999px; }
but some of this may have effects that the client does not like. So what
does he want?
Jukka K. Korpela (Yucca)
http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/
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Re: [css-d] make link non-clickable
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The reason is that's what the client wants I follow standards fairly well in my own little way - but the client and the cms are my nemeses there are ways to prevent links from _looking_ like links, thereby making it less probable that users click on them, This is proabbly the best to do in my situation thanks Neal How about making something that is not a link look like a link? unot a link/u Frank __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
Re: [css-d] make link non-clickable
This is really a CMS issue. Even if you *COULD* do this, then you'd have to *UNDO* it once client want's the link clickable. From a professional perspective, I'd just tell the client they're suffering from a concussion! And, do you want someone else to look at your code and say, Cutting edge, but WTF! What was he smoking? Not knowing what the CMS is, I can't speak to specifics, but open source CMS' -- e.g., Joomla -- allow you to create menus that do not have live links, by virtue of the different menu entry types it provides. Within the CMS, why can't the client simply define the link as #, so that it just parks on the current page? This would seem like the most sensible way to do it, because as another mentioned, your trying to intervene on functionality, when CSS is meant for display. !-- BEGIN: Sarcasm -- If you do figure this out can you please come over to my house. I have this nice wooden picket fence, that I want to be maintenance-free vinyl. I don't want it to LOOK like vinyl, I like the rustic look of the wooden picket. What I want is that it ACT like vinyl and have the PROPERTIES of vinyl. !-- END: Sarcasm -- That's kind of what you're trying to achieve here! ...Rob __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
Re: [css-d] make link non-clickable
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] discuss.org] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 3:27 PM To: css-d@lists.css-discuss.org Subject: Re: [css-d] make link non-clickable The cms module pulls a link from the xml - right now they dont want that link to be clickable (do not want linked page to be viewed)- but they want the link text to remain so they want the link text to remain - but actual link gone Then explain to the client that unless you *remove* the href value, that document will be indexed by bots and people will get to it via SE results. -- Regards, Thierry | http://www.TJKDesign.com __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
