pseudo-class

Setting CSS pseudo-class rules from JavaScript

I'm looking for a way to change the CSS rules for pseudo-class selectors (such as :link, :hover, etc.) from JavaScript. So an analogue of the CSS code: a:hover { color: red } in JS. I couldn't find the answer anywhere else; if anyone knows that this is something browsers do not support, that would be a helpful result as well. ...

Alternatives to illegal <br> or <p> within <li> tags> on a hover?

Hi folks, does anyone have a suggestion for creating paragraph-type line spaces within a <li> tag that includes a hovered pop-up pseudo-class? I have a <span> that pops up on a:hover and I want the text that pops up to be broken into 2 paragraphs. It works with <br> in FF but I want to do the right thing (now that I've discovered it's ...

CSS Pseudo-classes with jQuery

Hi, I've just learnt a bit jQuery, and am trying to use it for a simple color-changing effect. Let's say I have two <div>s, #foo and #bar. #foo has a lot of URLs, and has the following CSS defined: #foo a {color: blue; border-bottom: 1px dashed blue} #foo a:hover {color: black; border-bottom: 1px solid black} now I would like to cha...

css ":focus" pseudo-class and selectors

Hi there, I've been battling to get this right...basically I have the following HTML setup: <div class="box10"> <span class="label01">Name:</span> <input class="tboxes" type="textbox" /> </div> "span.label01" is an inline element, and appears to the left of the textbox "input.tboxes". What I am trying to do attach some style t...

css pseudo class

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML//EN"> <html> <head> <title>How to Write a Good Report</title> <style type="text/css"> div.weather strong:first-child {color:red;} </style> </head> <body> <div class="weather"> It's <strong>very</strong> hot and <strong>incredibly</strong> humid. </div> </body> </html> Why only "very" is in co...

"text-decoration" and the ":after" pseudo-element

Like all right-thinking people, I hate to click on a link and discover too late that it leads to a browser-crippling PDF or Microsoft Office file. I thought I'd make life a bit easier for people by displaying a little icon next to links that lead to such files. With IE8 finally supporting the :after pseudo-class, I thought the CSS declar...

naming issue with css selector

a:hover Why is the so-called "pseudo class" so called? Are there any similarities with the concept of "class"? ...

Does sIFR support pseudo elements like :first-child?

I have the following in my sifr-config.js file: sIFR.replace(avenir_book, { selector: 'p:first-child', css: '.sIFR-root { color: #782221; font-size:22px; }', wmode: 'transparent' }); But it doesn't work. I've verified that the same CSS works by testing it in my normal stylesheet. Does sIFR not understand this pseudo element, or ...

link order in css

Whats the correct order of styling the <a> element (link, visited, hover, active). All are confusing by providing different combination like LVHA, LAHV. Can anybody specify the correct ordering? ...

Using :after to self clear divs. Is this working right?

I have the following HTML: <div class="selfClear" style="float: left; border: 1px solid black;"> ...floated stuff in here... </div> <span style="margin-top: 10px; border: 1px solid purple;">hello world</span> I'd like there to be a 10px gap between the div and span, per the margin-top. But, since the div above is floated, it won...

Find Hover CSS Attribute

Lets say I had an element with multiple classes, one of these classes has a hover pseudo-class. Lets say this will change the colour. So what I want to do is find out what colour the element will change to when hovered over. Then I want to override this with Javascript/jQuery. ...

jQuery - Modifying an element's hover css

Hello all, I am creating a customize site page that dynamically changes the current page so that you can see a preview of what you are changing. Everything is working pretty well, except that the code I'm using apparently can't handle pseudo-classes such as :hover and :visited. The code is very simple, I am basically doing the followin...

How do I make Pseudo classes work with Internet Explorer 7/8?

I've written the following code to create a three-column layout where the first and last columns have no left and right margins respectively (by definition, the three columns will have the exact same class as they're dynamically generated--see last paragraph): #content { background-color:#edeff4; margin:0 auto 30px auto; pad...

Using buttons instead of <a> with pseudo classes - is it wrong?

On the page there are links displayed with CSS as buttons: HTML: <a class="button" href="#">Button</a> CSS: a.button { display: block; position: relative; width: 50px; height: 50px; background-color: $00f; } a.button:hover { background-color: $f00; } I have some main ...

CSS :after pseudo element on INPUT field

Hi, I am trying to use :after CSS pseudo element on INPUT field, but it does not work. If I use it with SPAN, it works OK. <style type="text/css"> .mystyle:after {content:url(smiley.gif);} .mystyle {color:red;} </style> This works (puts the smily after "buu!" and berfore "some more") <span class="mystyle">buuu!</span>a some more ...

CSS: a:link vs just a (without the :link part)

So we're required to use the following order for CSS anchor pseudo-classes a:link { color: red } a:visited { color: blue } a:hover { color: yellow } a:active { color: lime } But my question is why bother with the a:link part? Rather, is there any advantage to the above (other than perhaps clarity) over: a { color:r...

Help with a pseudo-class, first-child

I am working on a CMS platform with limited access to the template files and want to try and control some of the layout with pseudo class but no luck yet. Can anyone see what is wrong with this structure and why my pseudo class is being ignored? <div id="main"> <div class="someRandomDiv"></div> <div class="block"> stuff ...

how can i select first second or third element with given class name using CSS?

ie. i have the following: <div class="myclass">my text1</div> some other code+containers... <div class="myclass">my text2</div> some other code+containers... <div class="myclass">my text3</div> some other code+containers... i have the css class div.myclass {doing things} that applies to all obviously but i also wanted to be able to ...

css :active pseudo-class only works on IE7

Could anybody tell me with the pseudo class :active from css only works in IE7? You can check my code on the following web page. www.ercesar.com UPDATED What I mean is what it does on IE7, which once you click on the menu item, the image and the background image change even when you go away from the menu item. I hope it helps to under...

How can I use CSS pseudo-classes with GWT's UiBinder?

I've been using the in-line styles approach as recommended by GWT's UiBinder documentation. I'm puzzled, though, about how to use CSS pseudo-classes with UiBinder; for example, suppose I would otherwise (without UiBinder) have this CSS rule: #myLink:hover { background:blue } Can I implement that rule in UiBinder? ...