That's a good explanation
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sam Brown Sent: Sunday, 12 December 2004 2:27 PM To: berry Subject: Re: [WSG] Changing Standard b> Why using a:link ? b> <a> </a> means that the word inside is a link b> a { color:blue; text-decoration:underline; } b> is the same as setting b> a:link { color:blue; text-decoration:underline; } b> Link is a redundant tag I don't know the intricacies of all this, but I believe there is a distinction. <a> </a> identifies an anchor. Anchors can be used for other uses besides just hyperlinks. <a href=""> </a> identifies a link. If you use a { } to style all links, you may accidentally capture other uses of the anchor tag. However, a:link { } will properly style JUST the hyperlink usage of the anchor tag. -Sam ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ****************************************************** ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
