Question

I have a menu where each link is a div box. This div box have a gray border-bottom, however, when the link is visited it turns black. I just can’t figure why.

On the following image I’ve clicked the Rediger profil and Log af links.

JSFiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/LpGbT/

HTML

        <div id="design_sidebar">
            <div id="design_sidebar_head">
                Patrick Reck
            </div>

            <a href="#"><div class="design_sidebar_menu_item">Besøgende</div></a>
            <a href="#"><div class="design_sidebar_menu_item">Mine favoritter</div></a>
            <a href="<?php echo site_url('profile/editProfile');?>"><div class="design_sidebar_menu_item">Rediger profil</div></a>
            <a href="<?php echo site_url('user/logout');?>"><div class="design_sidebar_menu_item">Log af</div></a>
        </div>

CSS

a {
    text-decoration: none;
}

#design_sidebar {
    width: 200px;
    float: left;

    border: 1px solid #d6d6d6;
    -moz-border-radius: 2px;
    border-radius: 2px;

    background-color: white;
}

#design_sidebar_head {
    width: 165px;
    height: 30px;

    font-family: Segoe; 
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: bold;
    color: #333333;

    padding-top: 10px;
    padding-left: 35px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #d6d6d6;

    background-image: url('../img/icons/user.png');
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: 10px 11px;
    background-color: #f7f7f7;
}

.design_sidebar_menu_item {

    padding: 5px;
    padding-left: 10px;

    font-size: 14px;
    color: #333333;

    border-bottom: 1px solid #d6d6d6;
}

.design_sidebar_menu_item:hover {
    color: white;

    background-color: #a6242f;
}

Answer 1

If it doesn’t harm your design etc. I would suggest this:

HTML:

<div id="design_sidebar">
<div id="design_sidebar_head">
Patrick Reck
</div>
<a href="#">Patrick Reck</a>
<a href="#">Besøgende</a>
<a href="#">Mine favoritter</a> 
<a href="<?php echo site_url('profile/editProfile');?>">Rediger profil</a>
<a href="<?php echo site_url('user/logout');?>">Log af</a>
</div>

CSS:

div#design_sidebar a {
text-decoration: none;
padding: 5px;
padding-left: 10px;
font-size: 14px;
color: #333333;
border-bottom: 1px solid #d6d6d6;
display: block;
}

div#design_sidebar a:hover {
color: white;
background-color: #a6242f;
}

#design_sidebar {
width: 200px;
float: left;
border: 1px solid #d6d6d6;
-moz-border-radius: 2px;
border-radius: 2px;
background-color: white;
}

#design_sidebar_head {
width: 165px;
height: 30px;
font-family: Segoe;
font-size: 14px;
font-weight: bold;
color: #333333;
padding-top: 10px;
padding-left: 35px;
border-bottom: 1px solid #d6d6d6;
background-image: url('../img/icons/user.png');
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position: 10px 11px;
background-color: #f7f7f7;
}

EDIT:

How about adding:

a {
    text-decoration: none;
    display: block;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #d6d6d6;
}

And removing border-bottom: 1px solid #d6d6d6; from .design_sidebar_menu_item {...}
The others will need links around them for this to work.