March 5, 2012
Custom Highlight Failing on Website
Question by Matt
I’ve noticed on a lot of sites with custom highlight colors, if you press CTRL + A, the default highlight color, blue, always manages to creep through. Why is that? In making my own site, I have my own custom color too, but I also have the same problem. Does anyone know how to keep this from happening?
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/, http://www.admixweb.com/ are both examples of the CTRL + A problem.
Answer by Starx
Selection styles are mostly browser dependant, and might not be customisable in all browsers. Here is an example of how to configure such styles.
p.normal::selection {
background:#cc0000;
color:#fff;
}
p.moz::-moz-selection {
background:#cc0000;
color:#fff;
}
p.webkit::-webkit-selection {
background:#cc0000;
color:#fff;
}
Such styling are very risky to use and should not be depended upon.
