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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 9:12AM

Ok, now I get it. Dont know why someone would
want to substitute a css styled link for a button
anyway. I find elements like that on a page
simply by hitting the f key, I find it very handy
when navigating past blocks of text etc.

cheers

Geof



At 11:03 AM 12/4/2009, you wrote:
>The discussion was that you should keep a
>button/submit as its a form and not use a
>link.... "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" ben On Fri, Dec 4,
>2009 at 4:00 PM, Geof Collis
>< <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote: > 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 >> >>