link same color as text

is there a way to make links the same color as the text it is next to

on the page i have it has several color text so its not as simple as setting
the color at the top of the page - can you set it not to have a color
assigned so it takes on the current color in that section of the page ??

i hope this makes scence

thanks

chris wrote:

can you set it not to have a color
assigned so it takes on the current color in that section of the page ??

Yes:

a { color: inherit; }

but why? People won't be able to tell where the links are?

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chris wrote in message ...

is there a way to make links the same color as the text it is next to

I could tell you, but I won't as if I do, and you follow the instructions,
nobody will know which of your words in your text are links.

That wouldn't be very helpful, would it ?

On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 08:04:37 GMT, "Steve R."
<stevie_ritchie(NOSPAM)@hotmail.com> wrote:

chris wrote in message ...
is there a way to make links the same color as the text it is next to

I could tell you, but I won't as if I do, and you follow the instructions,
nobody will know which of your words in your text are links.

That wouldn't be very helpful, would it ?

Not necessarily. Sometimes I like to identify my [links] as so in a
body of text. Also unless he uses "textdecoration:none;" it will still
be underlined.

Sure there are some here that would like all links to be that ugly
shade of blue and remain underlined, but sometimes a small sacrifice
in usability is made for stylistic reasons.

For one of my pages, I had my links the same color as my text, with no
underlining, I did have them [identified] as so, and had them change
color on mouseover. It's my personal page, so if someone can't figure
it out, what do I care? If it's work done for someone else, you simply
give them the usability spiel, and if they still want the links hard
to find, then it's their money.

-Chuck. (www.wormspeaker.com)
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Chuck wrote:

On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 08:04:37 GMT, "Steve R."
stevie_ritchie(NOSPAM)@hotmail.com> wrote:

chris wrote in message ...
is there a way to make links the same color as the text it is next to

unless he uses "textdecoration:none;" it will still be underlined.

You shouldn't assume so, it depends on the UA. Most graphical browsers
have user settings for default link styles, underlining is often optional.

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