Active selector

From: http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/selector.html#dynamic-pseudo-classes

"The :active pseudo-class applies while an element is being activated
by the user. For example, between the times the user presses the mouse
button and releases it. "

Take the following fragment.

<style>
a:active{color:red}
</style>
<a href="#">test</a>

This works as described in Firefox. But in IE, the style applies after
the mouse button is released. In fact is still applies until the link
loses focus.

Is that not what the :focus selector should do?

Is there a css workaround for this or will I have to resort to
javascript?

Thanks

Gazing into my crystal ball I observed Mark Smith writing in
<4d7bf38c-0f9e-4188-8be0-d4ead5c07858 (AT) y17g2000yqn (DOT) googlegroups.com>:

From: http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/selector.html#dynamic-pseudo-classes

"The :active pseudo-class applies while an element is being activated
by the user. For example, between the times the user presses the mouse
button and releases it. "

Take the following fragment.

style
a:active{color:red}
/style
a href="#">test</a

This works as described in Firefox. But in IE, the style applies after
the mouse button is released. In fact is still applies until the link
loses focus.

Is that not what the :focus selector should do?

Is there a css workaround for this or will I have to resort to
javascript?

Thanks
Leave it alone. If IE users are used to seeing that,

and it suddenly changes, they might be confused and think something is
wrong.

--
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Arbpen Web Site Design Services
http://www.cavalcade-of-coding.info
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On Jun 11, 3:12*pm, Adrienne <arb... (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:

Gazing into my crystal ball I observed Mark Smith writing in
4d7bf38c-0f9e-4188-8be0-d4ead5c07... (AT) y17g2000yqn (DOT) googlegroups.com>:



From:http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/selector.html#dynamic-pseudo-classes

"The :active pseudo-class applies while an element is being activated
by the user. For example, between the times the user presses the mouse
button and releases it. "

Take the following fragment.

style
* *a:active{color:red}
/style
a href="#">test</a

This works as described in Firefox. But in IE, the style applies after
the mouse button is released. In fact is still applies until the link
loses focus.

Is that not what the :focus selector should do?

Is there a css workaround for this or will I have to resort to
javascript?

Thanks

Leave it alone. *If IE users are used to seeing that,
and it suddenly changes, they might be confused and think something is
wrong.

No. With the style I am using it looks totally wrong.

Mark Smith wrote:

On Jun 11, 3:12 pm, Adrienne <arb... (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:
Gazing into my crystal ball I observed Mark Smith writing in
4d7bf38c-0f9e-4188-8be0-d4ead5c07... (AT) y17g2000yqn (DOT) googlegroups.com>:



From:http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/selector.html#dynamic-pseudo-classes
"The :active pseudo-class applies while an element is being activated
by the user. For example, between the times the user presses the mouse
button and releases it. "
Take the following fragment.
style
a:active{color:red}
/style
a href="#">test</a
This works as described in Firefox. But in IE, the style applies after
the mouse button is released. In fact is still applies until the link
loses focus.
Is that not what the :focus selector should do?
Is there a css workaround for this or will I have to resort to
javascript?
Thanks
Leave it alone. If IE users are used to seeing that,
and it suddenly changes, they might be confused and think something is
wrong.


No. With the style I am using it looks totally wrong.

Then use javascript to set the style for that element using
onmousedown and onmouseup. It will work for the 95% of all average
surfers and also 5% of all group regulars (ie, those with js on).

I don't recall ever having had a use for active, myself.

Jeff

Gazing into my crystal ball I observed Mark Smith writing in
<6c77bf67-38ed-41b9-8151-d12ebad13e25 (AT) l12g2000yqo (DOT) googlegroups.com>:

On Jun 11, 3:12*pm, Adrienne <arb... (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:
Gazing into my crystal ball I observed Mark Smith writing in
4d7bf38c-0f9e-4188-8be0-d4ead5c07... (AT) y17g2000yqn (DOT) googlegroups.com>:



From:http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/selector.html#dynamic-pseudo-classes

"The :active pseudo-class applies while an element is being activated
by the user. For example, between the times the user presses the mouse
button and releases it. "

Take the following fragment.

style
* *a:active{color:red}
/style
a href="#">test</a

This works as described in Firefox. But in IE, the style applies after
the mouse button is released. In fact is still applies until the link
loses focus.

Is that not what the :focus selector should do?

Is there a css workaround for this or will I have to resort to
javascript?

Thanks

Leave it alone. *If IE users are used to seeing that,
and it suddenly changes, they might be confused and think something is
wrong.


No. With the style I am using it looks totally wrong.

URL?

Again, you are trying to mess with the UA, the way the UA works to be
specific. I wouln't mind having a differently colored car, with other
features, but if suddenly my car is braking a different way than it
usually does, I'm going to be worried.

I don't use IE, but if I did, I would be used to that kind of behaivor,
and be assured that I had infact clicked on something. Without that, I
might keep on clicking or something.

I would strongly advise against messing with the UA.

--
Adrienne Boswell at
Home Arbpen Web Site Design Services http://www.cavalcade-of-coding.info
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On Jun 12, 12:00*am, Adrienne <arb... (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:

Gazing into my crystal ball I observed Mark Smith writing in
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On Jun 11, 3:12*pm, Adrienne <arb... (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:
Gazing into my crystal ball I observed Mark Smith writing in
4d7bf38c-0f9e-4188-8be0-d4ead5c07... (AT) y17g2000yqn (DOT) googlegroups.com>:

From:http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/selector.html#dynamic-pseudo-classes

"The :active pseudo-class applies while an element is being activated
by the user. For example, between the times the user presses the mouse
button and releases it. "

Take the following fragment.

style
* *a:active{color:red}
/style
a href="#">test</a

This works as described in Firefox. But in IE, the style applies after
the mouse button is released. In fact is still applies until the link
loses focus.

Is that not what the :focus selector should do?

Is there a css workaround for this or will I have to resort to
javascript?

Thanks

Leave it alone. *If IE users are used to seeing that,
and it suddenly changes, they might be confused and think something is
wrong.

No. With the style I am using it looks totally wrong.

URL? *

Again, you are trying to mess with the UA, the way the UA works to be
specific. *I wouln't mind having a differently colored car, with other
features, but if suddenly my car is braking a different way than it
usually does, I'm going to be worried.

I'm behind a corporate firewall at the moment so can't post examples.
But imagine on any UI if you pushed a button, and afterwards the
button stayed "pressed" down.

It would look like it was stuck or the application had crashed.

I don't use IE, but if I did, I would be used to that kind of behaivor,
and be assured that I had infact clicked on something. *Without that, I
might keep on clicking or something.

:visited is for links that have been clicked.
:focus is for links that have focus.
:active is for links that are currently being clicked.

I'm not using active in any weird, non-standard way. It's exactly how
it says it should behave in the spec.

Looks like it'll have to be javascripted...