Assertions:
A brief history of FONT COLOR and A HREF interaction behavior:
Netscape 2,3: Coloring Hyperlinks only works if the FONT COLOR is applied INSIDE the hyperlink, and ONLY if both are INSIDE a table cell.
Internet Explorer 1, 2, 3, Netscape 4.0 Beta 1-3, Opera: Coloring hyperlinks does not work at all.
Internet Explorer 4.0, Netscape 4.0 Beta 4+: Coloring hyperlinks works anywhere (not just inside tables) if the FONT COLOR is applied INSIDE the hyperlink.
Line 1: Plain FONT COLOR=#ff8000 text. Line 2: Plain A HREF.
filler text Orange text filler text
filler text http://www.yahoo.com/ filler text
Plain FONT COLOR=#ff8000 with A HREF as the only embedded content.
filler text http://www.yahoo.com/ filler text
Plain A HREF embedded in FONT COLOR=#ff8000 along with other text
filler text orange filler text
http://www.yahoo.com/
orange filler text filler text
Plain A HREF with FONT COLOR=#ff8000 as the only embedded content.
filler text http://www.yahoo.com/ filler text
Plain FONT COLOR=#ff8000 embedded in A HREF along with other text
filler text Yahoo Orange text Yahoo filler text
Previous tests, in TABLE cell context:
Cell 1: Plain FONT COLOR=#ff8000 with A HREF as the only embedded content;
Cell2: Plain A HREF embedded in FONT COLOR=#ff8000 along with other text;
Cell 3: Plain A HREF with FONT COLOR=#ff8000 as the only embedded content;
Cell 4: Plain FONT COLOR=#ff8000 embedded in A HREF along with other text