Change mouse cursor in PDF and DOC file links.

Last updated Jan 26 2007

3 installs this week, 168 total.

This little style is similar to Link Alert extension for Firefox (the extension is better).
When mouse is over a link to DOC or PDF file the cursor change and an icon to this file type appear.
I hope to add other file type (ZIP, EXE ect).
The style works only with direct link to files not with javascript link.
To write this script I have read:
http://www.askthecssguy.com/2006/12/showing_hyperlink_cues_with_cs_1.html
and I have used the data URI Kitchen:
http://software.hixie.ch/utilities/cgi/data/data
To work it need to use base64 encoding (Thanks to Jason Barnabe and Weishu for this trick).

Install options

Install Stylish for Firefox, Thunderbird, Flock, Mozilla Suite, SeaMonkey, or Songbird. If you have Stylish already, make sure you're using the latest version and have JavaScript enabled.
You need Firefox to use this style. Get , then Install Stylish, then come back here to install this style.
- load into the Stylish extension where you can preview and save it.
- this style has been updated since you installed it in Stylish.
- Greasemonkey and Opera users can load this style as a user script.

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Stupid Head said on Jan 30 2007

Alternatives: Link Warning and Link Warning Mod (Linux compatible) and PDF-icon after links to PDFs and PDF file warning with custom hover cursor and PDF / mailto Icon and target="_blank" and probably a lot more.