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Re: The `link' face.
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Chong Yidong |
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Re: The `link' face. |
Date: |
Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:32:10 -0400 |
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Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:
> - while the "blue underlined" might be considered "the standard link
> appearance", when I look at web pages in my browser (with default
> config), I see that old-style plain pages indeed use "blue underlined"
> (and even bold for debbugs), whereas more modern designs
> (e.g. wikipedia and many more) use something more subdued such as just
> "blue with an underline for mouse highlighting", or even "nothing +
> mouse highlighting" when the context makes it clear that it's a link
> (e.g. for tab-like thingies, or menus, ...).
There's obviously no way for us to know whether a button/link is going
to be used in a context where it's clear that it's clickable.
The "more modern designs" that you cite actuallly still use blue with an
underline, with one key difference: they use a less saturated blue, not
pure blue. That clashes less with a white background, which might go a
long way to meeting your objections.
How bout changing the color of the link face, on white backgrounds, to
something like #244bbe?