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RE: Current page - link or no link

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From: Randy Pearson
Date: Dec 1, 2005 12:20PM

>> I may not have been clear in my first post. What you are describing is
>> basically what I do. <snip>

>> If the page is the home page, the following appears:
>> [span class="active_page"]Home[/span]

>> ... the only thing differentiating the
>> 'disabled link' from the real links is the color. But,
>> finding another way besides a different color to let
>> people know at a glance that a particular navigation
>> item is the current page makes me at least feel a
>> little better about the design.

OK. I see where you are. It sounds like you've got no text-decoration
on the links, so they are not underlined, else that would give
you the differentiation beyond just color. One thing you could try
is making the active_page bolder using a heavier font-weight
setting. Provides a bit of a "you are here" context.