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Posted by Neredbojias on 10/06/03 11:43
With neither quill nor qualm, dorayme quothed:
> In article <MPG.1e926fa2503674ad98987c@news.isp.com>,
> Neredbojias <invalid@neredbojias.com> wrote:
>
> > With neither quill nor qualm, dorayme quothed:
> >
> > > In article
> > > <Pine.LNX.4.62.0603280005420.2279@ppepc70.ph.gla.ac.uk>,
> > > "Alan J. Flavell" <flavell@physics.gla.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> > > You might have more usefully said to Mr Talbot (who made some
> > > points in his original post, several times repeated, some of them
> > > good) that unless one has some reasons not to use link borders,
> > > one should do so. This is a very different tone and message to
> > > the one he made. And it is a very different one to the one you
> > > clap.
> >
> > Hear hear! Give that lady a cigar!
> >
> > I agree with you (for a change.) -And so do most web designers. Most
> > seem not to want the blight of a border on their images nor even the
> > focus ring. Yes, there are times when indicating link (or link vs.
> > visited) status is prudent or desirable, but more often than not the
> > clickable state of a thumbnail is (1) obvious in its own right, (2)
> > apparent from the pointer on hover, and (3) not even remotely obscure to
> > anyone who has surfed the Web for more than a few hours. Furthermore,
> > such a link is seldom critical to the page itself, although if it is,
> > associated content can easily and usually does make this obvious.
> >
>
> Common Boji, admit it, you don't so rarely agree with me! You
> have basically accepted that you must one day meet Officer White
> and much besides.
You didn't respond to my o-so-delightful ode. C'mon now, admit it: it
was great!
> Actually I would bet quids on how the parties split on this issue
> according to their taste in photography, painting, housing, and
> maybe even movies and sheer technical knowledge of html and css.
Yep. I am a purist in some areas, but that damn focus ring has
aggravated me from day one. As an option for these who need (or want)
it: great. Forced on everybody: horseshit.
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Neredbojias
Contrary to popular belief, it is believable.
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