Dreamweaver - trying to set up 2 diff style links, wont work!

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trying to set up 2 diff style links, wont work!

VA_Webmaster25

2004-06-10, 7:14 pm

Im in CSS and created, .body a: link, .body a:visited. .body a:hover, .body a:
active. I named the layer id="body"

when I want to create a link for a text in this layer, it defaults to the
original style link. why isnt it taking effect?
also someone said U dont need to use tables <td> in order to do this. u can
simply name the layer. however I of course have several layers on the page and
it wont let you name all the layers the same so u can apply this new style link
to everything..

Osgood

2004-06-10, 7:14 pm

VA_Webmaster25 wrote:

> Im in CSS and created, .body a: link, .body a:visited. .body a:hover, .body a:
> active. I named the layer id="body"
>
> when I want to create a link for a text in this layer, it defaults to the
> original style link. why isnt it taking effect?

Probably because you have created a 'class' rather than an 'id' . Class
is prefixed with a '.' whilst 'id' is prefixed with '#'

Also I would name your layer something other than 'body'

> also someone said U dont need to use tables <td> in order to do this. u can
> simply name the layer. however I of course have several layers on the page and
> it wont let you name all the layers the same so u can apply this new style link
> to everything..

Group you layer names to which you want the specific style applied,

#layer1 a:link, #layer2 a:link {blah blah blah}

#layer1 a:visited, #layer2 a:visited {blah blah blah}

Joe Makowiec

2004-06-10, 7:14 pm

On Thu 10 Jun 2004 12:25:52p, VA_Webmaster25 wrote in
macromedia.dreamweaver:

> thanks for the reply. I had posted again on the same topic becauase I
> felt that the previous post was being buried as new posts were
> created...so I was afraid that it may be overlooked and I wouldnt get
> a reply. but I thikn if I reply to a previous post, it lists it up at
> the top of the message board again..?

<hint>Many of the answers, particularly correct ones, come from the NNTP
forum. Such considerations don't affect the NNTP forum.</hint>

VA_Webmaster25

2004-06-10, 7:14 pm

thanks for the reply. I had posted again on the same topic becauase I felt that
the previous post was being buried as new posts were created...so I was afraid
that it may be overlooked and I wouldnt get a reply. but I thikn if I reply to
a previous post, it lists it up at the top of the message board again..? thanks
again

Mick White

2004-06-10, 7:14 pm

VA_Webmaster25 wrote:

> Im in CSS and created, .body a: link, .body a:visited. .body a:hover, .body a:
> active. I named the layer id="body"

Bad name for an ID.
Mick
>
> when I want to create a link for a text in this layer, it defaults to the
> original style link. why isnt it taking effect?
> also someone said U dont need to use tables <td> in order to do this. u can
> simply name the layer. however I of course have several layers on the page and
> it wont let you name all the layers the same so u can apply this new style link
> to everything..
>