Closed Bug 31622 Opened 25 years ago Closed 25 years ago

Button text shouldn't look like a link

Categories

(Core :: XUL, defect, P3)

defect

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VERIFIED FIXED

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(Reporter: mpt, Assigned: bugs)

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Details

This is broken out of bug 18178. Button text shouldn't be underlined, even on a mouseover, except (maybe) in those cases where pressing the button takes the user to a Web page (e.g. `On-line help', or `Register Now ...'). The underlining == link association is so strong for Web users now, that using underlining for any other purpose is asking for trouble.
Blocks: 29137
Keywords: 4xp
cc'ing german and ben for input.
Marking as dependent on bug 32073 -- because if this bug is fixed, 32073 no longer has a test case. If you provide your own test case for 32073, you can remove the dependency.
Depends on: 32073
removing 32073. There is a slight relationship, but it is not a dependency.
No longer depends on: 32073
I agree with Matthew about the underline, but this is reportedly by design. reassigning to ben for triage.
Assignee: trudelle → ben
you may have noticed our new <button> widget does not underline.
Status: NEW → ASSIGNED
Target Milestone: M16
a) if it's by design, I've seen much better designs, namely a standard button b) can't wait for the new <button> widget to be used instead of these
Button text is no longer underlined.
Status: ASSIGNED → RESOLVED
Closed: 25 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
verified fixed.
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
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