Re: [WSG] Visited Link Styling
Chris Kennon wrote:
Strike-through styling for visited links, I've heard differing opinions
on this method, but am asking the consensus of the WSG.
a:visited { text-decoration: line-through; }
As others pointed out, it's more of a usability question, but to add my
GBP 0.02 to the issue and bring in potential accessibility issues: text
with a line through may become harder to read for users with low vision
and/or dyslexia, and it may - as already noted - cause confusion as to
whether or not a link is disabled or something for users with cognitive
disabilities.
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Re: [WSG] Visited Link Styling
or some people, like me, just find line-through links annoying =) regards Terrence Wood. On 5 Jul 2005, at 12:23 PM, Patrick H. Lauke wrote: As others pointed out, it's more of a usability question ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
RE: [WSG] Visited Link Styling
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Re: [WSG] Visited Link Styling
At 08:47 AM 6/30/2005, Chris Kennon wrote:
Strike-through styling for visited links, I've heard differing
opinions on this method, but am asking the consensus of the WSG.
a:visited { text-decoration: line-through; }
Chris,
I don't see any ambiguity. Crossing out text indicates that it's deleted,
defunct, demised. The strikethrough makes the text more difficult to read
which is appropriate only if the text isn't really meant to be read any
more. Marking links as visited rarely indicates that one should never
visit them again; in fact often to the contrary they help us remember where
we've found content worth returning to while perusing a site.
I can see that crossing out a hyperlink could work in a situation in which
links are meant to be followed only once, such as in a checklist of ordered
steps in which backing up is discouraged; but then the designer had better
anticipate people wanting to start over which would necessitate a clearing
of cache: a bit extreme and not to my knowledge facilitated by scripting.
If strikethrough were used on a website for links in general, I'd be outa
there in a flash unless the content were so utterly compelling that I was
moved to forgive the designer their naive innocence or obnoxious intent.
Cheers,
Paul
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[WSG] Visited Link Styling
Hi,
Strike-through styling for visited links, I've heard differing
opinions on this method, but am asking the consensus of the WSG.
a:visited { text-decoration: line-through; }
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Re: [WSG] Visited Link Styling
This is less of a standards question and more usability.
There may be some users that think that the link was deactivated (and
therefore not able to be used again) when it has a strike through. However,
the question would be best resolved with user testing rather than hunches.
:)
Russ
Hi,
Strike-through styling for visited links, I've heard differing
opinions on this method, but am asking the consensus of the WSG.
a:visited { text-decoration: line-through; }
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RE: [WSG] Visited Link Styling
I don't remember where I borrowed this from, kudos to the original designer.
Sorry that my notes have gotten lost.
It applies a nice checkmark to your visited link
a:visited:after {
color: #039;
font-weight: normal;
content: \00A0\221A;
font-size: 75%;
}
Ted
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Subject: Re: [WSG] Visited Link Styling
This is less of a standards question and more usability.
There may be some users that think that the link was deactivated (and
therefore not able to be used again) when it has a strike through. However,
the question would be best resolved with user testing rather than hunches.
:)
Russ
Hi,
Strike-through styling for visited links, I've heard differing
opinions on this method, but am asking the consensus of the WSG.
a:visited { text-decoration: line-through; }
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Re: [WSG] Visited Link Styling
Strike-through styling for visited links, I've heard differing opinions
on this method, but am asking the consensus of the WSG.
a:visited { text-decoration: line-through; }
I use it, but not on mainstream web site, it's more like my personal
playground, so I can do it. Honestly - I wouldn't use it on some kind of
commercial (or so..) web, a small part of the visitors told me about the
worse readibility of the link below, and theyre right, it's IMHO a bit
less usable.
I don't remember where I borrowed this from, kudos to the original designer.
It's something Simon Collison or Bojan Janjanin promoted.
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Jan Brasna aka JohnyB :: www.alphanumeric.cz | www.janbrasna.com
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ins underline accessibility (was Re: [WSG] Visited Link Styling)
that the link was deactivated when it has a strike through Russ, it's an OT in this thread, but it is connected with this - not with del, but with ins -- is the underline accessible? You know, it's widely spread that only links should have the underline, but I noticed it just few days ago that browsers use underlining for inserted text by default. Is this alright? -- Jan Brasna aka JohnyB :: www.alphanumeric.cz | www.janbrasna.com ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
Re: [WSG] Visited Link Styling
Hi,
The following article inspired the question:
http://webdesign.maratz.com/lab/visited_links_styling/
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On Jun 30, 2005, at 9:13 AM, Drake, Ted C. wrote:
I don't remember where I borrowed this from, kudos to the original
designer.
Sorry that my notes have gotten lost.
It applies a nice checkmark to your visited link
a:visited:after {
color: #039;
font-weight: normal;
content: \00A0\221A;
font-size: 75%;
}
Ted
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Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 8:55 AM
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Subject: Re: [WSG] Visited Link Styling
This is less of a standards question and more usability.
There may be some users that think that the link was deactivated (and
therefore not able to be used again) when it has a strike through.
However,
the question would be best resolved with user testing rather than
hunches.
:)
Russ
Hi,
Strike-through styling for visited links, I've heard differing
opinions on this method, but am asking the consensus of the WSG.
a:visited { text-decoration: line-through; }
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