Problem with global "a:link" css property and menu

Poster: dav
Dated: Tuesday January 16 2007 - 19:58:56 GMT

If I have a link globally styled in my css such as:

a {
font-size: 13px;
}

then for a split second the menu takes on that styling for its links, then reverts to its own styling that i have set in css, making it appear to flicker as it takes on a font size of 13px then reverts to its own 10px.

Please tell me there's a way to stop this? I really need to be able to use global link styles in my stylesheet.

Thanks,
Dav

Poster: Andy
Dated: Tuesday January 16 2007 - 22:27:50 GMT

Trouble is that the menu also uses links so anything you specify for a global link will also apply to the menus link, it's the way CSS works.

I've yet to find a way around it but that's not saying it's not impossible

Poster: dav
Dated: Wednesday January 17 2007 - 0:11:44 GMT

I know it is possible as the current menu I use doesn't have the same issue yet uses css styling. I won't mention their name here as I like your menu and wouldn't want to send visitors of your forums elsewhere. There menu system isn't updated as regularly, in fact it hasn't been in a year and it doesn't support the latest opera whereas your mighty menu does.

It's only the css a link I am having a problem with now.. other than that you have the best menu on the market and I would definitely recommend it.

I hope you can find a fix for this rather annoying bug

Poster: Andy
Dated: Wednesday January 17 2007 - 0:13:34 GMT

Please feel free to send me the name via email.

My address is "andy at" and the domain name can be found in the browsers address bar

Poster: Andy
Dated: Wednesday January 17 2007 - 0:14:42 GMT

Have you actually specified 10px as a font size in the menu?

Poster: dav
Dated: Wednesday January 17 2007 - 9:23:46 GMT

Yes I have, and it does work but like I said it takes a fraction of a second to kick in on more or less each hover of the menu. Before it does the global a:hover style is displayed.

I am just about to send an email with the company name to your address.

Cheers.

Poster: Andy
Dated: Wednesday January 17 2007 - 17:38:14 GMT

Hi,

Do you have a URL where I can actually see this happen?

Cheers,
Andy