- From: Andy Rossmeissl <arossmeissl@uwsa.edu>
- Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 11:08:09 -0500
- To: www-style@w3.org
Matt wrote: > It's sensible that only interactive elements can accept the :hover > pseudo-class. These are the only elements that can be "clicked on" > to do something, and a change of colour/underline etc almost always > implies a link. http://www.zeldman.com/daily/0503c.shtml#ma2303 links a page at http://www.uoguelph.ca/~stuartr/articles/missinglink.shtml that I think makes an effective use of the :hover pseudo-class on a non-interactive element. Rollever the "Human evolution" paragraph, and the links contained in it highlight themselves. IMHO, a widespread application of this technique would enhance the readability of certain types of content (like encyclopedias) while at the same time emphasizing the deep-linking structure of the web. -Andy
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