Javascript versus CSS = different link representation

[Michael Jaeger]

Dear group,

I administrate the web site of a German school
(www.gymnasium-burgdorf.de\test.htm) and so far this site has been
designed using
HTML and CSS only.

Due to the increasing number of submenu links I am thinking of switching
to javascript, which seems to work fine on my PC so far (sorry, it's not
online yet).

However, I am troubled by the different representation of links:

1. _external_ links are represented as defined in my CSS file (i.e.
font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; )
2. _internal_ links are not bold and underlined.

What went wrong? Is it javascript or CSS?

Michael

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[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

Michael Jaeger wrote:

Due to the increasing number of submenu links I am thinking of
switching to javascript, which seems to work fine on my PC so far
(sorry, it's not online yet).
If there are no HTML links, search engines will not be able to spider
your site. Further, some 5-15% of your visitors who have JavaScript
disables, unavailable, or stripped by corporate firewalls will not be
able to use your site.

Here is what they will see (as will Google):
<http://www.delorie.com/web/lynxview.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gymnasium-burgdorf.de%2Ftest.htm>
However, I am troubled by the different representation of links:

1. _external_ links are represented as defined in my CSS file (i.e.
font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; )
2. _internal_ links are not bold and underlined.
Non-underlined links? Should we move our mouses all 'round the page
looking for them? Bad Idea™.
What went wrong? Is it javascript or CSS?

JavaScript should only be used for non-critical enhancements.

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[Klaus Krtschil]

Michael Jaeger schrieb:

Dear group,

I administrate the web site of a German school
(www.gymnasium-burgdorf.de\test.htm) and so far this site has been
designed using
HTML and CSS only.

Due to the increasing number of submenu links I am thinking of switching
to javascript, which seems to work fine on my PC so far (sorry, it's not
online yet).

However, I am troubled by the different representation of links:

1. _external_ links are represented as defined in my CSS file (i.e.
font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; )
2. _internal_ links are not bold and underlined.

What went wrong? Is it javascript or CSS?

Michael

Your URL is invalid. It should read
http://www.gymnasium-burgdorf.de/test.htm

[Martin!]

Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:

Michael Jaeger wrote:

Due to the increasing number of submenu links I am thinking of
switching to javascript, which seems to work fine on my PC so far
(sorry, it's not online yet).

If there are no HTML links, search engines will not be able to spider
your site. Further, some 5-15% of your visitors who have JavaScript
disables, ....

*you* dont know who his visitors will be, it could very well be a
school-internal site, browsed from school-internal computers with all
equal browser. !

However, I am troubled by the different representation of links:

1. _external_ links are represented as defined in my CSS file (i.e.
font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; )
2. _internal_ links are not bold and underlined.

Non-underlined links? Should we move our mouses all 'round the page
looking for them? Bad Idea™.

again, you think you know everything without having even seen the site.
links do not need to be underlined to be obvious - there are many ways
to make links obvious-links.

What went wrong? Is it javascript or CSS?

JavaScript should only be used for non-critical enhancements.

you take your guidelines as rules, loosen up man, a good designer is not
limited by guidelines but by specs !

[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

Martin! wrote:

Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:

If there are no HTML links, search engines will not be able to spider
your site. Further, some 5-15% of your visitors who have JavaScript
disables, ....
*you* dont know who his visitors will be, it could very well be a
school-internal site, browsed from school-internal computers with all
equal browser. !

That's true. *I* don't know for sure, but since this group name is
comp.infosystems.www.authoring.stylesheets [www] and since he didn't
mention an intranet for "web site of a German school", I had to assume
www. As we all do here, right? unless told otherwise.

Non-underlined links? Should we move our mouses all 'round the page
looking for them? Bad Idea™.

again, you think you know everything without having even seen the site.
links do not need to be underlined to be obvious - there are many ways
to make links obvious-links.

No reason to make it harder on the visitor, though.
you take your guidelines as rules, loosen up man, a good designer is not
limited by guidelines but by specs !

I'm very loose ... ;-)

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[Michael Jaeger]

Klaus Krtschil wrote:

Michael Jaeger schrieb:

Dear group,

I administrate the web site of a German school
(www.gymnasium-burgdorf.de\test.htm) and so far this site has been
designed using
HTML and CSS only.

Due to the increasing number of submenu links I am thinking of
switching to javascript, which seems to work fine on my PC so far
(sorry, it's not online yet).

However, I am troubled by the different representation of links:

1. _external_ links are represented as defined in my CSS file (i.e.
font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; )
2. _internal_ links are not bold and underlined.

What went wrong? Is it javascript or CSS?

Michael

Your URL is invalid. It should read
http://www.gymnasium-burgdorf.de/test.htm

sorry about the typo and thanks for the correction.

Michael

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http://www.majaeger.de
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