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Old 07-29-2007, 12:12 PM
noel_x99 noel_x99 is offline
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Default Re: To underline or not

I use "good ole blue" all the time after reading Jakob Nielsen. I sometimes change the color of blue depending on the site design. And though visually, I think the page looks better without underlined blue text, "looking pretty" is seldom the goal of the web page.

I always underline links - except in menus.

I don't see a reason to break away from "web standards". You can still make pages that look good and still act the way that people expect them to act. How I explain it to customers is that all cars have gas pedals on the right and brakes on the left. People expect the standard and a car that doesn't follow that standard would be hard to drive.

Don't make me think!
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