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Re: Link format: to underline or not

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From: steven
Date: Oct 5, 2010 9:54AM

I think this is where I have real trouble with current standards (including
HTML5 and CSS3).

I also agree that a user should be able to override presentation, but if we
still place links in copy (content) aren't we still mixing content with
function. A link is a function which provides a 'means to get to content'...
and not in fact 'content itself'!? Although current browsers, standards and
implementation suggests that is fine and we often see links made to work
that way, in the same way we placed structure to content using tables and
transparent gifs. Why is that really okay? If we really want to separate
content from function.

Steven