Posted by Jonathan N. Little on 06/22/06 18:43

Florida Flamingo wrote:
> What exactly does using A:active do vs the others:
>
> : link
> : hover
> : visited
>
> I have a global menu bar at the top of each page. I am looking for the
> ability to change the color of the link in the global tool bar to a
> different color if I am actual viewing that page.
>
> EX: Global tool page included a link to the news page. It is colored black
> like all the othe links listed in the global tool page. Once you have
> navigated to the news page, the link for that page has now changed to red in
> the global tool bar. I thought that was what A: active link is used for but
> I think I am wrong.
>
>

active as said above is the brief moment when a link is activated. What
you want is essentially a 'breadcrumb' routine. I would require
scripting on your part to

1) identify what page you are on;
2) match it you what element in you navigation menu system
3) style effected element accordingly.


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Jonathan
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