I am testing the Trial version of PlanetPress Connect Designer.
I cannot change color and text-decoration of a simple link. I know how to change it via CSS or via the source code, but I will have to teach how the designer works to non technical people.
Can anybody try this basic test and tell me if it works ?
- Write “My link”
- Highlight the text
- Right click > Hyperlink > Insert…
- Type in “#” in the "URL field and click “OK” to close the dialog box
/!\ Keep the text highlighted - Go to “Format” Menu > Color > Other
- Change Color to #999999
- Uncheck “underline”
- Apply and close Dialog box
- Go to Preview Mode
If you are lucky, you will be able to see the color changed, but the text is still underlined with blue color.
<a href="#" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">My LInk</span></a>
If you happen to lose focus on text after the 4th point, you will not be able to style the color anymore. The only way to highlight the text again, is to use CTRL + T on text (or Right click > Text…). If you try to change the properties (color and text-decoration), you won’t see any change in preview mode. The HTML code will be :
<span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><a href="#" target="_blank">My link</a>
The HTML code tells by itself. The text properties are never applied to the <a> tag, so it cannot be rendered as asked by the user.
Can anybody tell me if you experiment the same difficulty ?
This is very annoying for users who do not manage HTML.