Getting dotted line around .GIF image used in <A></A> tag

**Bergamot** · Jun 27 '08, 07:17 PM

Re: Getting dotted line around .GIF image used in <A>&lt ;/A> tag

FredZimmerman@g mail.com wrote:

>
when I click on the button (hyperlink) a white
dotted line surrounds the rectangular gif with round button image in
the middle. How do I get rid of dotted white line

You don't. That is an accessibility aid for keyboard users, so they can
tell where they are as they tab around the page. To remove it would make
it a usability nightmare for those users.

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**Ed Mullen** · Jun 27 '08, 07:17 PM

Re: Getting dotted line around .GIF image used in <A>&lt ;/A> tag

FredZimmerman@g mail.com wrote:

When I have my black backround for Body and my button is a round .GIF
image (actually image has round green button on black backround, whole
thing a rectangle), when I click on the button (hyperlink) a white
dotted line surrounds the rectangular gif with round button image in
the middle. How do I get rid of dotted white line on select of the
hyperlink?
>
Fred Z.

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Getting dotted line around .GIF image used in <A></A> tag

Getting dotted line around .GIF image used in <A></A> tag

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