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<abbr> tag on Firefox 40 showing dotted underline *solution*

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<abbr> tag on Firefox 40 showing dotted underline *solution*

Post by ace2 »

I noticed since updating Firefox that my whole Status page was underline with dots..
IE and Chrome were unaffected..
So after a little searching, I found that Firefox now handles the <abbr> tags differently.
Now for those that don't know what <abbr> tags are, they are hover text, so when you hover over a title or text, it comes up with a description.
Try it on my status page http://ace2weather.com/status.htm

To solve the issue with the dotted line under every tag, you'll need to add a few lines in the css

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abbr{
text-decoration: none;
}
Just thought this might be useful for anyone having this issue............

*HINT*
hover over the title on that page "The computer system, station hardware, weather monitoring software and data stream current status.
Hover over text for a Description"
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Re: <abbr> tag on Firefox 40 showing dotted underline *solut

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I just noticed something .....

Your YouTube subscribe button 'lifts' one of my email addresses from somewhere (In FF 40)

.... beteljuice no like :evil:
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Wwwhhhhaaaattttttt....
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beteljuice wrote:I just noticed something .....

Your YouTube subscribe button 'lifts' one of my email addresses from somewhere (In FF 40)

.... beteljuice no like :evil:
Happens to me as well, reckon it is Google or YouTube that is doing it as it is only a user I use on YouTube.
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What is it exactly doing,???

And i'm not guilty,......
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When you rollover the YouTube icon is says "Subscribe to ACE2 WEATHER as XXXXXXXXXXX" which is what I presume beteljuice is complaining about.
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Correct ...
ACE2'S WEATHER sub_link.png
YouTube shouldn't have any knowledge of me (other than cookies), although google does know that particular address.

If someone is passing around or phishing my addys I want to know about / stop it !
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Re: <abbr> tag on Firefox 40 showing dotted underline *solut

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ace2 wrote:I noticed since updating Firefox that my whole Status page was underline with dots..
I've had dots under my <abbr> tags in various browsers for as long as I can remember. Isn't that the point, to inform the viewer there is further information there to enhance the experience? Otherwise you might as well remove the <abbr> tag and just have only the text you want them to see, I don't expect my viewers to run their mouse pointers over every piece of text to see if anything happens!

Just use the <abbr> tag on 'key' words that you want / need to provide further information.

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beteljuice wrote:Correct ...
YouTube shouldn't have any knowledge of me (other than cookies), although google does know that particular address.

If someone is passing around or phishing my addys I want to know about / stop it !
When I roll over it it shows my Google user name.
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beteljuice wrote:Correct ...
ACE2'S WEATHER sub_link.png
YouTube shouldn't have any knowledge of me (other than cookies), although google does know that particular address.

If someone is passing around or phishing my addys I want to know about / stop it !
I would presume that the browser has already logged in on Google/YouTube. If I sign out of YouTube, it asks me to sign in, this is the same for the like button for Facebook.
Nothing to do with the actual code at all...
duke wrote: Just use the <abbr> tag on 'key' words that you want / need to provide further information.
Yes true, but my whole table on my status page has hover text and I don't like seeing the dotted lines on every thing..
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It is asking to subscribe to you with my email.

I am not default logged in anywhere except this forum.

Yet it is lifting one of my email ids from either the browser or 'third party' cookies.

Edit: doesn't lift id with IE8 (I know, I know)
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beteljuice wrote:It is asking to subribe to you with my email.

I am not default logged in anywhere except this forum.

Yet it is lifting one of my email ids from either the browser or 'third party' cookies.

Edit: doesn't lift id with IE8 (I know, I know)
I'm innocent. :o
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Betel should upgrade to Windows 10 :mrgreen:
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I'm not too happy with win 10 at the moment, having a massive memory leak issue...
Have to update WiFi drivers once I get home which they say is the cause.....

Not happy Jan :x
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Re: <abbr> tag on Firefox 40 showing dotted underline *solut

Post by nitrx »

You still can roll back to the previous version
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