[thelist] IE - The claret (white dotted line) on clickable images

[Paul Backhouse]

Lemur - yeh i know abotu defautl browsers - always program for browser
defaults - but if the client does specify something (even after we have
informed them that this is going to change the way a majority will view) you
have to please them

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> does anyone know how to get rid of the white dotted line on images that
are
> clickable when you click on them in IE - i need some sort of code for it -
a
> customer doesn't like it - i tried to explain thats its just the way it
is -

Since you are building the client a website, we can assume a baseline greed
factor. Management is looking to make more money. This is normal.  A website
is a cost effective medium to do this. They are looking to increase sales
and/or reduce their overhead in support for their products/services.

The short snappy answer is to load Netscape on his machine.

What part of accessibility is your client having a problem with?
The legal ramifications of Section 508 in the US, the Disability
Discrimination Act in the UK, and others? The white dotted line is an
accessibility "feature". It may not be the best implementation, but there
you go.

Is his product/service one that will only have applicability to broadband
connected, college educated, white folks who earn in excess of $80,000 bucks
a year?

Changing 'Default' browser behaviours is dangerous, for a number of reasons.
Over half the folks on the web have been here less than 12 months, use it
less than 10 hours a month, and will not spend a lot of time on sites that
don't work.

You usually end up creating a scripted solution that works in only one
browser, necessitating  multiple versions, @import tricks, and if the
'features' are disabled on the visitor end, such as turning off javascript,
activeX, java, if the visitor has enabled their own style sheet, or if they
are using any other browser, all of your solution is down the drain.

Bottom Line:
The further away from default browser behaviours you go, the smaller your
clients opportunities to save money on support, or to increase sales.

the head lemur
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