current page indicator

[Brendon Branigin]

http://news.google.com/?ned=us&topic=tsee how the current location is indicated using a different background color? Is there a way to achieve this through css or anything other then manualy editing the background in html?tutorial links or anything would be great

[aspnetguy]

It is most likely done manually (they probably have 2 menu classes setup in CSS, one for all links and one for the current link.You could probably manage this with javascript because having a different menu on every page is so gross!

[mpoer]

I think it could be done in PHP (ASP?), by getting the current page and matching it with the appropriate part of the menu. It'd take some time to code something like that though..

[Brendon Branigin]

thanks for the responces, heres a questioninternal css overrides external ccs right? so would adding a class to the <li> link that goes to about.htm in the about.htm file and then styles it as desired work?or would making a css class like a.current in the external sheet and then in about.htm add that class to that particular li be a better choice?does it matter which method i use?

[newbman]

As for your first question... yes. Internal overides External, as for your other question... I don't really understand what you mean.-newbman