[SOLVED] brain fart

[dare87]

So here is my problem. I have my set of links on the left of my site. The look is done with css. As you can see I have a class that is called sideBarTitle. I originally plan not have this as a link, but things change.

 

Is there a way to do a php code, that makes the css, think it's not a link, or does anyone have an idea on how to change the css.. I have been working on it for the last few hours.

 

Thanks

 

<ul>
<li class="sideBarTitle">Main</li>
<li><a href="index.php">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="applications.php">Applications</a></li>
    <li><a href="download_2003.php">Demo Spreadsheet</a></li>
<li class="sideBarTitle"><a href="ss_solutions.php">Spreadsheet</a></li>
<li><a href="uc.php">Discussion</a></li>
<li><a href="ss_consultation.php">Consultation</a></li>
    <li><a href="ss_development.php">Development</a></li>
<li class="sideBarTitle"><a href="acad_solutions.php">AutoCAD</a></li>
    <li><a href="uc.php">Discussion</a></li>	
    <li><a href="uc.php">Consultation</a></li>
<li><a href="uc.php">Development</a></li>
<span id="sideTitle"><a href="prgm_solutions.php">Programmables</a></span>
    <li><a href="uc.php">Discussion</a></li>	
    <li><a href="uc.php">Consultation</a></li>
<li><a href="uc.php">Development</a></li>
<li class="sideBarTitle">Info</li>
<li><a href="testimonials.php">Testimonials</a></li>
<li><a href="contact.php">Contact Us</a></li>

</ul>

 

#sideBarLeft {

position: relative;

left: 15px;

float: left;

width: 125px;

padding-bottom: 15px;

}



#sideBarLeft ul {

margin: 0;

padding: 0;

list-style: none;

}


#sideBarLeft li {

width:100%;

display: block;

padding: 10px 0px 2px 0px;

font-weight: bold;

text-align:right;

}



#sideBarLeft li a {

horizontal-align: left;

width:94%;  

display: block; 

padding: 2px;

}



#sideBarLeft li a:link {

font: 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

color: #000000;

text-decoration: none;

border-bottom: 1px dashed #5b7aa4;

font-weight: normal;

}



#sideBarLeft li a:visited {

font: 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

color: #000000;

text-decoration: none;

border-bottom: 1px dashed #5b7aa4;

font-weight: normal;

}



#sideBarLeft li a:hover {

font: 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

color: #000000;

background: #e3e3e3;

font-weight: normal;

border-bottom: 1px dashed #5b7aa4;

text-decoration: none;

}



.sideBarTitle {

font: 12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;

}


/*

[haku]

What do you mean "think its not a link"? If you don't want a link, don't output the a tags.

[dare87]

I want it to be a link. I just don't want it to take the css style that is set for links, I want it to take the sideBarTitle style

[bronzemonkey]

If it's a title, don't put it in the list...make it a heading.

[TheFilmGod]

#sideBarLeft li a:link {

...

}

 

change all those link classes to:

 

#sideBarLeft li#change a:link {

 

}

 

then in the html: <li id="change"><a href=#"></a></li>

 

something like that. I didn't test it out so I"m not 100% sure.

[dare87]

Can you explain that a little better?

 

Thanks!

[dbrimlow]

The quick way is to add your style "inline" ... like this:

<ul>
<li class="sideBarTitle" style="font: 12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;    border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Main</li>
<li><a href="index.php">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="applications.php">Applications</a></li>
    <li><a href="download_2003.php">Demo Spreadsheet</a></li>
<li class="sideBarTitle"><a href="ss_solutions.php">Spreadsheet</a></li>
<li><a href="uc.php">Discussion</a></li>
<li><a href="ss_consultation.php">Consultation</a></li>
    <li><a href="ss_development.php">Development</a></li>
<li class="sideBarTitle" style="font: 12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;    border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><a href="acad_solutions.php">AutoCAD</a></li>
    <li><a href="uc.php">Discussion</a></li>	
    <li><a href="uc.php">Consultation</a></li>
<li><a href="uc.php">Development</a></li>
<span id="sideBarTitle" style="font: 12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;    border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><a href="prgm_solutions.php">Programmables</a></span>
    <li><a href="uc.php">Discussion</a></li>	
    <li><a href="uc.php">Consultation</a></li>
<li><a href="uc.php">Development</a></li>
<li class="sideBarTitle" style="font: 12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;    border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Info</li>
<li><a href="testimonials.php">Testimonials</a></li>
<li><a href="contact.php">Contact Us</a></li>

</ul>

[soycharliente]

Adding style inline defeats the purpose of having CSS in the first place.

[dbrimlow]

Adding style inline defeats the purpose of having CSS in the first place.

True, for those who know what they are doing. But, Dare87 was riding the ol' newbie frustration train ("I have been working on it for the last few hours"). So I shot him off the quick fix. I would also assume he isn't using proper semantic coding and drops text naked into DIVs as if the were "logical block level html tags".

 

He'll learn. Meanwhile we sometimes try to help erase the mind-numbing frustrations first.