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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 9:00AM

Still dont get it, I thought the discussion was creating a link to
look like a button using css.

cheers

Geof

At 10:44 AM 12/4/2009, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>IE 6 (and below) will only apply :hover states to ANCHOR elements :)
>
>http://kimblim.dk/css-tests/selectors/
>
>ben
>
>On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 3:37 PM, Geof Collis < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> > 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
> >>