[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #30108: Twenty Fifteen: Underline menu links & post links in the archive on hover so it is clear they are links

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#30108: Twenty Fifteen: Underline menu links & post links in the archive on hover
so it is clear they are links
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 Reporter:  KatherineMancuso         |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement              |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  4.1
Component:  Bundled Theme            |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-testing  |     Focuses:  ui, accessibility
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Comment (by morganestes):

 Replying to [comment:18 iamtakashi]:
 > Replying to [comment:17 joedolson]:
 > > I'm personally not convinced that underlines are required in a menu
 context, where all text is linked in a structured manner.  Links embedded
 in content benefit from this hugely,  but I think it clutters menus.
 >
 > I agree. Also anything in entry-footer and list type widgets are always
 links. The only thing I can think it's hugely beneficial is links in text
 widget. But we can do the same as content (bottom border, not underline).

 The [http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/F73.html WCAG guideline] I was
 working from says to check that:
 > each link in the page that is identifiable by color (hue) is visually
 identifiable via some other means (e.g., underlined, bolded, italicized,
 sufficient difference in lightness, etc).
 Underlines were my first thought, but I really do like the `border-bottom`
 in the main entry content.
 I think we should do ''something'' to differentiate beyond the subtle
 color change/fade but I'm open to what that ''something'' is.

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