help with link styles Options

[GlassButrFly]

I am trying to use this skin: Sweet and Simple xanga skin on my xanga, but when you put your mouse over any of the links, the links get bigger, with spaces in between the letters, and then links that you've already been too get crossed out. Is there any way to change this? I've looked through the code and can't find where the link styles are edited, so if anyone could help, that'd be great. :)

[avalon*]

Can you show the code please? Use the codebox.

Moved to Xanga help

[GlassButrFly]

Sure. This is the code that goes in the header HTML:

<!-- begin code provided by createblog.com --><br /><!-- begin code provided by createblog.com --><br /><script type='text/javascript'><br /><br /><IMG src="http://skins.cbstaff.com/001_050/skin018_image.gif"></IMG><br /><br /><script><br />var msg="GlassButrFly's Xanga Site <3";<br /><br />function title() {<br />      document.title=msg;<br />}<br />title();<br /><br /></script><br /><br /><STYLE><br />/*<br />top bar remover - xanga.com/add_ons<br />*/<br />.leftmoduletitlebar, .leftmoduleborder, .leftmoduleinterior, table.navigation, table.footer {display: none;};</STYLE><br /><br /><br /><script language=JavaScript><br /><!--<br />// blinkbox - creates blinking table<br />// by sean f [URL=http://www.xanga.com/seanmeister]http://www.xanga.com/seanmeister[/URL]<br />// customize the blinkbox by changing the values below<br />//<br />// these are the various colors, in quotes, seperated by commas<br />var blinkColors = new Array("#a07d62","#c18f5e","#000000");<br />// the border color<br />var blinkBorderColor = "#000000"<br />// the border width, in pixels<br />var blinkBorderWidth = 1<br />// the # of rows<br />var blinkRows = 1;<br />// the # of columns<br />var blinkCols = 40<br />// the width of the entire box, in pixels or %<br />var blinkWidth = 550;<br />// the height of each row, in pixels<br />var blinkRowHeight = 9;<br />// speed of blinking, in milliseconds<br />var blinkRate = 1;<br />// don't edit below this line<br />// this draws the table...<br />document.write("<table id='blinkbox' width='" + blinkWidth +"' border = 0 cellspacing='" + blinkBorderWidth + "' cellpadding=0 bgcolor='" + blinkBorderColor +"'>");<br />for (r = 0; r < blinkRows; r++){<br />document.write("<TR>");<br />for (c = 0; c < blinkCols; c++){<br />document.write("<TD height='" + blinkRowHeight + "'></TD>");<br />}<br />document.write("</TR>");<br />}<br />document.write("</table>");<br />// ... and this makes it blink<br />function blinkIt() {<br />changecell = Math.floor(Math.random() * (blinkCols * blinkRows));<br />changecolor = Math.floor(Math.random() * blinkColors.length);<br />bb = document.getElementById("blinkbox");<br />bbtd = bb.getElementsByTagName("td");<br />bbtd[changecell].style.backgroundColor = blinkColors[changecolor];<br />setTimeout('blinkIt()', blinkRate);<br />}<br />blinkIt();<br />//--><br /></SCRIPT><BR><BR><BR><br /><br /><DIV align=center><a href="http://www.xanga.com/">xanga.com</A>..<a href="http://www.xanga.com/private/home.aspx">your xanga</A>..<a href="http://www.xanga.com/signin.asp">sign in</A>..<a href="http://www.xanga.com/logout.asp">abandon her</a>..<a href="http://www.xanga.com/CLAF/default.asp">look & feel</a>..<a href="http://xanga.com/private/subscriptions.aspx">subscriptions</a>..<a href="http://xanga.com/private/feedback.aspx">feedback</a>..<a href="http://www.xanga.com/Private/SubscribeTo.aspx">add me</a>..<a href="http://www.xanga.com/guestbook.asp">guestbook</a></DIV><br /><br /><TABLE STYLE="position: static;<br />"BORDER="1" <br />WIDTH="550"<br />HEIGHT="780" <br />bordercolordark="a07d62" <br />bordercolorlight="c18f5e"><br /><TR><TD><br /><DIV id=scroll style="overflow: auto; HEIGHT: 800px"><br /><br /><br /><style type="text/css"><br />body { background-color: #000000;<br />background-image: url("http://www.createblog.com/tools/uploads/xjjajeengx/antiquelovebackground.gif");<br />background-attachment: fixed; <br />background-repeat: no-repeat; <br />scrollbar-arrow-color: #000000;<br />scrollbar-track-color: 000000;<br />scrollbar-shadow-color: #000000;<br />scrollbar-face-color: #c18f5e;<br />scrollbar-highlight-color: #000000;<br />scrollbar-darkshadow-color: #000000;<br />scrollbar-3dlight-color: #000000;cursor:crosshair; <br />}<br />.left, .blogbody, table.footer, .standard, .leftmodulefontcolor, td, p {<br />/* edits main text */<br />font:normal 10px arial;<br />line-height:10px;<br />color: #c18f5e;<br />letter-spacing:1px;<br />text-align:justify;<br />}<br /><br />.right, .blogbody, table.footer, .standard, .leftmodulefontcolor, td, p {<br />/* edits main text */<br />font:normal 10px arial;<br />line-height:10px;<br />color: #c18f5e;<br />letter-spacing:1px;<br />text-align:justify;<br />}<br /><br />.blogbody b, .standard b, p b, strong {<br />/* edits bolded text in your entry */<br />  font-weight: bold;<br />  color: #c18f5e;<br />}<br /><br />table.footer TD {<br />text-align: center;<br />}<br /><br />div.blogheader, .caption {<br />font-family: arial;<br />text-transform: lowercase;<br />font-size:17px;<br />font-weight: bolder;<br />line-height: 24px;<br />color: #c18f5e;<br />letter-spacing: 2px;<br />background-color: #000000;<br />background-image: url("");<br />text-align: center;<br />border: 0px solid;<br />letter-spacing: 2px;<br />border-width: 0px;<br />  padding-right: 0px;<br />}<br /><br />a:link, .footernav.link, a.footernav:link, a.footernav:active {<br />/* edits all links */<br />color: #c18f5e;<br />font:normal 11px arial;line-height:10px;<br />text-decoration: underline; <br />filter:blur; .alpha {width: inherit; height: 1; Filter: Alpha(Opacity=100, FinishOpacity=60, Style=1, StartX=0, StartY=0, FinishX=580, FinishY=0)<br />;<br />}<br /><br />a:visited, a.footernav:visited,  {<br />color: #c18f5e; <br />font:normal 10px arial;<br />line-height:10px;<br />text-decoration: line-through; <br />;<br />}<br /><br />a:hover {<br />color: #c18f5e;<br />font:normal 10px arial;<br />line-height:10px;<br />text-decoration:overline;cursor:w-resize;letter-spacing:5px;<br />}<br /><br />input, select, textarea, .textfield, .button {<br />border: 1px solid #c18f5e;<br />font:normal 10px arial;<br />background-color: #000000;<br />letter-spacing:1px;<br />  color: #c18f5e;<br /><br />}<br /><br />table.left { <br />border: 1px solid #c18f5e;<br />width:160px;<br />  background-color: #000000;<br />}<br /><br />table.blogbody {<br />border: 1px solid #c18f5e;<br />background-color: #000000;<br />background-image: url("");<br />width:400px;<br />border: 1px solid #c18f5e;<br />border-width: 1px 1px 1px 1px;<br />}<br /><br />table.left th {<br />/* like BLOGRINGS, POSTING CALENDAR, etc */<br />background-color: #000000;<br />background-image: url("http://skins.cbstaff.com/001_050/skin018_date.gif");<br />font: bold 12px Arial;<br />text-transform: lowercase;<br />color: #936e58;<br />border: 1px solid #c18f5e;<br />letter-spacing: 1px;<br />border-width: 0px 0px 1px 0px;<br />text-align: center;<br />}<br />table.left TD {<br />background-image: url ();<br />background-color: #000000;<br />background-image: url("");<br />border: 1px solid;<br />}<br /><br />table.search TD, table.search, table.announcements {<br />background-color: #000000; <br />border: 1px solid #c18f5e;<br />}<br />table.search TD, table.announcements TH {<br />border: 1px solid #c18f5e;<br />}<br />table.navigation, table.main {<br />/* the width of your blog with modules */<br />width: 550px;<br />}<br />hr {<br />border: 1px dotted #c18f5e;<br />}<br /><br /><br /><br /></style><br /><!-- end code provided by createblog.com --><br /><!-- end code provided by createblog.com -->

And this is the code that goes in Website Stats:

<!-- begin code provided by createblog.com --><br /><!-- begin code provided by createblog.com --><br /><script language="javascript"><br />/*<br />colorComments<br />by Sean F<br />[URL=http://www.xanga.com/seanmeister]http://www.xanga.com/seanmeister[/URL]<br />this script will display your reader comments<br />in alternating background colors. Paste the code<br />into the Website Stats section of your Xanga Look<br />& Feel settings. Change the values of bg1 and bg2 <br />to customize.<br />*/<br />function colorComments(){<br />var bg1="#FFFFFF";<br />var bg2="#000000";<br />var sw=0;<br />var attname = document.all ? "class"+"Name" : "class";<br />var ctables = document.getElementsByTagName("table");<br />for (var cn=0; cn < ctables.length; cn++){<br />if (ctables[cn].getAttribute(attname) == "blogbody"){<br />sw = sw == 1 ? 0 : 1;<br />ctables[cn].style.backgroundColor = sw == 1 ? bg1 : bg2;<br />}}}<br />if (document.location.href.indexOf("item.aspx") != -1) colorComments();<br /></script><br /><!-- end code provided by createblog.com --><br /><!-- end code provided by createblog.com -->

Thanks!

[lilphoenix]

that's easy, just add this to your style sheet. i suppose you know how to edit it.

<!-- begin code provided by createblog.com --><br /><br />a:hover {<br />/* hover over links */<br /> font: FONT TYPE & SIZE;<br /> text-decoration: STRIKED, BOLD, ETC;<br /> color: COLOR;<br /> letter-spacing: SPACING;<br /> cursor: CURSOR TYPE;<br /> font-weight: none;<br /> text-transform: UPPERCASE/LOWERCASE, ETC;<br />}<br /><br />a:visited, a.footernav:visited,  {<br />/* visited links */<br /> font: FONT TYPE & SIZE;<br /> text-decoration: STRIKED, BOLD, ETC;<br /> color: COLOR; <br /> letter-spacing: SPACING;<br /> font-weight: none;<br /> text-transform: UPPERCASE/LOWERCASE, ETC.;<br /> }<br /><br /><!-- end code provided by createblog.com -->

[talcumpowder]

^ That will only result in a conflict, making the page slow to load. Therefore, you must edit the exsisting section of the code.
Replace this ::

CODE

a:visited, a.footernav:visited,  {
color: #c18f5e;
font:normal 10px arial;
line-height:10px;
text-decoration: line-through;
}
a:hover {
color: #c18f5e;
font:normal 10px arial;
line-height:10px;
text-decoration:overline;cursor:w-resize;letter-spacing:5px;
}

With this ::

CODE

a:visited, a.footernav:visited,  {
color: #c18f5e;
font:normal 10px arial;}
a:hover {
color: #c18f5e;
font:normal 10px arial;
line-height:10px;
text-decoration:overline;cursor:w-resize;}