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Re: Submitting forms via javascript: Button vs. link vs. other?

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From: Geof Collis
Date: Dec 4, 2009 8:39AM

Hi Ben

What do you mean "lose the hover state in I?E" ? I use cs hover on my
main links with no problem. Or are we talking 2 differnet issues.

cheers

Geof



At 10:09 AM 12/4/2009, you wrote:
>On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 2:59 PM, Moore,Michael (DARS)
>< <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> > We have found usability problems caused for screen reader users
> when links are styled to look like buttons. The basic scenario goes like this.
>...
> >
> > Buttons really need to be buttons.
>
>Exactly, why reinvent what actually works for everyone - what with the
>current browser support for CSS button styling you should be able to
>achieve almost any design required,
>you will loose the :hover state in IE - but its a small price - you
>could always add some JS to insert a simple hover class on rollover if
>client requests...
>
>ben
>--
>Ben Morrison
>