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How do I get Firefox NOT to use default link color and read the CSS?

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I posting and testing sites using CSS externally linked. Every time I look at my sites in Firefox, the default link color shows, (active, hover, visited, etc) and everything is outlined in this color. Safari does not do this - WHAT I HAVE DONE TO FIX IT: • I have emptied the cache and reloaded • embedded a style on every page (as well as in the external CSS) a:link a:visited a:hover a:active { text-decoration: none; color: none; } No luck!!

I posting and testing sites using CSS externally linked. Every time I look at my sites in Firefox, the default link color shows, (active, hover, visited, etc) and everything is outlined in this color. Safari does not do this - WHAT I HAVE DONE TO FIX IT: • I have emptied the cache and reloaded • embedded a style on every page (as well as in the external CSS) a:link a:visited a:hover a:active { text-decoration: none; color: none; } No luck!!

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DaveRo
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a:link a:visited a:hover a:active { text-decoration: none; color: none; }

I just tried that and got this in the error console Warning: Expected colour but found 'none'. Error in parsing value for 'color'. Declaration dropped.

cor-el
cor-el
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Do you see any errors in the Tools > Error Console about that CSS file?

Do you see the links in the history once visited ?

Are you running Firefox in Private Browsing - Use Firefox without saving history mode ?