Need links same color w/ different background

[spdrcr]

Ok, I'm designing a site, and for the sidebar the background is #006699, and in the CSS code I made it so that any link visted is #006699, but I thought I had a way in which the links on that sidebar would stay white after clicking on them, they did...

The problem is, the page background is #E5E5E5 and I can't seem to get the links not on the sidebar to stay #006699 after being clicked.

Lemme run through that again so as not to confuse anyone. Sidebar background is #006699, in the Style Sheet, I have it set that any link is #006699, I added some code that a friend told me to use in which those links on the sidebar would stay white no matter what, that worked, BUT...the links not on the sidebar turn white after being clicked on, and still show the hover color. What do I need to do to divide the two up and not have problems like this?

[Technosailor]

set your visited color:

a:visited { color: your color }

HTH.
Sketch

[Marina]

You can assign different classes to your links. Here are some tutorials:
http://www.westciv.com.au/style_mast...ook/links.html (2)

[spdrcr]

Thanks...

[spdrcr]

Hmmm, still not working...

[Technosailor]

mind pasting your stylesheet so I can see it?
Sketch

[spdrcr]

    
	<STYLE type="text/css">

TEXTAREA, .bginput {
    FONT-SIZE: medium;
    FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-serif;
    COLOR: #000000;
    BACKGROUND-COLOR: #E5E5E5;
}
A:link, A:visited, A:active {
    COLOR: #006699;
}
A:hover {
    COLOR: #FF9933;
}
#cat A:link, #cat A:visited, #cat A:active {
    COLOR: #006699;
    TEXT-DECORATION: none;
}
#cat A:hover {
    COLOR: #FF9933;
    TEXT-DECORATION: underline;
}
#ltlink A:link, #ltlink A:visited, #ltlink A:active {
    COLOR: #006699;
    TEXT-DECORATION: none;
}
#ltlink A:hover {
    COLOR: #FF9933;
    TEXT-DECORATION: underline;
}
.thtcolor {
    COLOR: #FFFFFF;
}

body { scrollbar-3dlight-color: grey; 
       scrollbar-arrow-color: #FFFFFF;
       scrollbar-base-color: grey;
       scrollbar-darkshadow-color: #EDF2F2;
       scrollbar-face-color: #006699;
       scrollbar-highlight-color: #EDF2F2;
       scrollbar-shadow-color: grey;
       font: 10px Tahoma;
	   cursor: default; 
	   background-color: #E5E5E5}

B { color: #FF9933; }	   
	   
a { font-weight : bold;
     color : #008800;
     text-decoration : none; }

a:active {     font-weight : bold;
       color : #006699;
       text-decoration : none; }

a:visited { font-weight : bold;
                color : #006699;
                text-decoration : none; }

a:visited:hover {  font-weight : bold;
              color : #FF9933;
              text-decoration : none; }
.rowone { color: white; }

a.special { color: white; }
a:visited { color: white; }
a:visited:hover { color: #FF9933; }

If you want to see the site it's going on let me know

I've gotten the sidebar links, which remain white after visiting the link, working right, but anywhere else on the page where there is a visited link they are white as well.

[Technosailor]

you have a:visited:hover....change that to just
a:hover

Sketch

[spdrcr]

Done, but still the second half is still giving me problems

[Ian Glass]

Yeah, it may be best to post the link. But what I really want to know is what you've called the sidebar.

Here's what I think the relevant code might be:

/* The default setup for all the links on the page */
A {
  color: #069;
  font-weight: bold;
  text-decoration: none;
  /* you really should keep underlines on links! */
}

A:VISITED {
  color: #fff;
}

A:HOVER {
  color: #F93;
}

A:ACTIVE {
  color: #069;
}

/* Style rules for the sidebar area */
.sideBar A {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

Your stylesheet is really convoluted as it stands now. These effect may not be the ones you were aiming for, but it's what I got from you style rules. You should really get it to be more concise code.

Also, you should note that you can't add a pseudo-class to another (i.e. no "a:active:hover").

~~Hope This Helps

[spdrcr]

I've cut out some stuff, and whatnot, the sidebar is the Navbar...


Right now i'm just gonna give it a rest, I think it's partly the reason why I have a headache right now...

The website isn't for me, of course, but I uploaded it to an account of mine just to see what it would look like, if you must see it http://www27.brinkster.com/thehelpfiles

[Ian Glass]

I'd just suggest to take it from the top and create a new stylesheet. As it stands now, I think it'd be easer. There's a bunch of redefined rules and I don't know which ones you want.

~~Ian

[spdrcr]

One problem about that...I don't know how to write one.

I copied that one from a site and modified everything I needed...