Why are hyperlinks blue?

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For the styles that Eileen made go to
https://web.archive.org/web/20061109164 ... ts.pl?Cat=
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Ah... the memories! :thankyou:
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Thanks Dave! That brings back some memories, and an example of BROWN hyperlinks!
    
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:whisper: Not that I would be seen dead in some of those colour schemes... :laugh:
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Leif wrote:
06 Oct 2021, 15:32
:whisper: Not that I would be seen dead in some of those colour schemes... :laugh:
There were a few decent ones, but some... :barf: :flee:
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I think I did mention different styles/skins above, but it seems only different incarnations of the lounge got noticed...
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Please accept my sincere apologies.
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:smile: Thanks Hans.
:laugh: As Leif, I didn't use any of the more exotic, esoteric?, skins, and thus I don't have any screen shots that I could have added to the post.
Leif wrote:
06 Oct 2021, 12:33
There was also the option to view in flat ( :flatcat: ) or threaded(?) ( :threadhead: ) mode, which, IIRC, in effect gave you an expanded view of a thread in a separate column. But I may be wildly off the mark.
Ah yes, that could explain that part.
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There were some delightful variants of the lex graphic. I think that Leif drew them, but I might be wrong
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StuartR wrote:
06 Oct 2021, 21:56
There were some delightful variants of the lex graphic. I think that Leif drew them, but I might be wrong
You are! - it were Kel wot was responsible. (I did but a handful of smilies.)
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I stand corrected
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StuartR wrote:
07 Oct 2021, 07:23
I stand corrected
Ah, Stuart, but you tie is a lovely shade of ...
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ChrisGreaves wrote:
07 Oct 2021, 10:10
Ah, Stuart, but you tie is a lovely shade of ...
Yellow
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StuartR wrote:
07 Oct 2021, 10:15
Yellow
But of course. You did promise "I stand corrected "
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