Do you know a solution to these 2 problems? Overcoming them would help a lot of people find what they need in web searches.
PROBLEM 1
Mostly links change color to purple when they are visited in search engines.
I used to think that the links were purple because they were stored in the history. However, I have several URL's in my history, but the links are no longer purple, even though the exact URL's are the same. Do you know why this is?
Is there a way, or is there any software that would maintain the links in the color they change to after visiting them for an indefinite period? For example, it would be good if those links that change from blue to purple remained purple indefinitely.
PROBLEM 2
I would like to get a team of people to do a search for something that would take one person too much time. The problem is different members of the team would go to the same websites, and contact the same people, asking the same questions. This would waste time and annoy people.
A solution could be if each member of the team emailed the other members a list of the URL's they have visited, perhaps in a history file. Each member would combine the URL lists to form a "total URL list". It would be good if each member of the team had software to color the links on their webpages a different color if they are in the "total URL list". Then, the blue links would indicate sites nobody in the team have been to, and purple links would indicates sites that have been visited by someone in the team. I am not sure if there is a way to install and combine the history folders of the different members of the team.
Do you know an easy way to do this or any software that could help?
I have written to google.com and asked them if there was a way to search so the search would only bring up URL's with a certain letter. But they said they did not have this feature yet. The project could involve one person doing a search on all the URL's beginning with "A" and another person would do all the URL's beginning with "B". Others would do other letters. This would save overlap or two people in the team searching on the same URL addresses. It would also save similar emails being sent to the same webmasters asking the same thing, if people in the team were writing letters.
Do you have any suggestions on the easiest way to do this?
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Your help is appreciated
Regards Richard.
Answer The problems you are facing are difficult ones.
The first issue of link color is designated by the author of the web page (site). Most authors use the standard colors of blue for links, purple for visited links, and red for active links. Many authors do not follow these standards though. You can set your web browser to use your colors (blue, red, purple) but if the author has set his site to use strikeover or other such mechanisms using CSS style sheets, there is nothing you can do to change them.
Your history file does control the link color. I'm not sure why a link would not still be purple if the file is in your history folder.
I'm not sure how you could share the info but trying the programs may provide the insight you need and which product to choose for use. The ReCall Toolbar says it creates a local list of visited sites. Maybe you can transfer the information between users.
I visited the page your provided the link to. It indicated a 404 file not found error. I put in html instead and then got to your site but it was the 404 error page.
I did click through on several of the links and found your information interesting to say the least. I would be happy to exchange links with you. Please go to my site and contact me through there.
