Can we get rid of all this underlining?

[altenbach]

It seems that most clickable lines are now underlined, making the forum ugly and busy. It is obvious that these are links, no need for all that!

• Every user name is underlined everywhere (profile link in upper left, top of every posts, etc.)
• breadcrumbs, lists, and threads
• etc.etc.

[altenbach]

If you e.g. hover over items in the list (upper left), the underline disappears for the hovered items. It should be the opposite. No underline unless I hover!

Let's have a look at the top of the LabVIEW board:

And here's how it looked before. No underlines!!!

[RavensFan]

I hadn't noticed.  But now that you've pointed it out, I can't unsee it.

Good news is that after a few days now, the green, while still an ugly, dark color, isn't bothering me as much.

[altenbach]

One serious drawback is the fact that is destructively interferes with certain use patterns. I often shift-click to inspect a branch, then go back to the original window to shift-click the next link I haven't looked at.

In the old system, the last-clicked link is still underlined (and nothing else!) so I can immediately see where I left off and where I should continue. Now everything is underlined and there is no way to tell what I shift-clicked last. 😞

[Dataflow_G]

I've been using a browser plugin called Stylus to remove the underline links using a style like this:

a {
    text-decoration: none;
}

Personally I find blue link text easier to navigate, and have been maintaining a classic blue theme for the new NI site to aid readability.

[markwni]

Hi @altenbach,

We agree that the underlines on all links are a bit much. We will be addressing it but we need to make sure to address it in a way that provides for the accessibility needs for all of our members and guests.

Thanks!

Mark