IE6 ignoring active link CSS style
- by Leah
The CSS active link style is being correctly applied in IE7, FF, and Safari but is not applied IE6.
.side_nav a.active
{
color:#FFFFFF;
background-color:#9F1F63;
}
Interestingly the background color (background-color:#9F1F63;) is being applied in IE6 but not the font color (color:#FFFFFF;)
Any ideas on why this is happening and how I can fix it appreciated.
The complete styling for the nav below:
.side_nav
{
text-align : left;
margin-left: -10px;
}
.side_nav ul
{
list-style-type: none;
list-style-position:inside;
margin-left:0px;
}
.side_nav li
{
margin-top: 10px;
display: list-item;
list-style-type:none;
}
.side_nav a, .side_nav a:visited
{
text-decoration: none;
color : #9F1F63;
font-weight : bold;
padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px;
}
.side_nav a:hover
{
color:#B26D7F;
}
.side_nav a.active
{
color:#FFFFFF;
background-color:#9F1F63;
}
EDIT: Thanks but the suggestions haven't helped. When I change to a:active the active effect does not work in any browser. I think this might be due to how I have applied the style in the HTML.
<div class="side_nav">
<a class="active" href="Page1.aspx">Page1</a><br />
<a href="Page2.aspx">Page2</a><br />
<a href="Page3.aspx">Page3</a><br />
</div>
