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From: "Kinfolk" <>
Subject: Re: [BD-ADM] Link Colour Change
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 23:19:29 +1300
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20011220033425.00a76680@mail.spwest1.tn.home.com>


Couldn't see what all the grumbles were about, so I went to my boards and
checked them. You mean toi say there is a difference in the colours of read
and unread why the change, I must admit the old scheme left a lot to desire
but it was better than this is.
Chris
Turangi NZ


----- Original Message -----
From: "George W. Durman" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 9:41 PM
Subject: Re: [BD-ADM] Link Colour Change


> I agree 100%. Whatever happened to the old web standard of read
> links showing in purple? At least purple can be distinguished from
> black. Dark blue and light black look the same to me, and I'm not
> color blind.
>
> I do find that if I use the MS Internet Explorer trick, to enlarge
> the
> size of the print (CTRL and scroll down with the mouse wheel),
> the blue shows up better, but not much.
>
> WHY does some young punk programmer think he/she has to
> change things? Now, unread links are blue, and read links are black.
> Just the opposite of the way things have been on the web for over
> a decade. Is this happening because company executives are
> intimidated by, and afraid of, young teeny-bopper programmers?
> Or, is it because all the executives are themselves barely out of
> their teens and think "change for change's sake" is neat?
>
> SgtGeorge
>


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