Safari no longer honers the style sheet file to display visited links in different color

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Safari no longer honers the style sheet file to display visited links in different color

Safari 12.1 no longer honers the style sheet file to display visited links in different color. I've been using a Style Sheet file for many years but it no longer works. The file contains the following:

a:link {color:#0E0EFF; text-decoration: none}

a:visited {color:#CA08FF; text-decoration: none}

I tried to change it to the following, but it forgets the color after going to another link:

a:visited { color: #800080 ! important }

I also tried the following:

a:visited { color: green }

iMac 27", macOS 10.14

Posted on Mar 27, 2019 6:59 PM

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m_schalk

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May 9, 2019 1:15 PM in response to Mike Retondo

Crossposting - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250260514?page=1

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I investigated the problem and managed to fix it by deactivating the “Swap Processes on Cross-Site Navigation” option.

Please follow the following guide.

macOS

In Safari, select Preferences > Advanced > “Show Develop menu in menu bar”, then deselect Develop > Experimental Features > “Swap Processes on Cross-Site Navigation”.

iOS

Settings > Safari > Advanced > Experimental, then deselect Develop > Experimental Features > “Swap Processes on Cross-Site Navigation”.

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dominic23

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Mar 28, 2019 4:05 AM in response to Mike Retondo

Startup in Safe Mode and test.

Restart normally by clicking the “Restart” button at the bottom.

Start up in Safe Mode. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262

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Mike Retondo Author

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Mar 29, 2019 10:05 AM in response to Eric Root

Yes, I've noticed that too but shortly after clicking on links on the same page and going back the links change back to blue again. It's so strange that this is only happening on Google search results pages. I've never seen this before in over 20 years.

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Mike Retondo Author

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Mar 28, 2019 2:41 PM in response to dominic23

It didn't work but I did narrow it down some. The problem is only happening on Google search site. So I can't remember what links I already clicked on.

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Eric Root

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Mar 29, 2019 8:33 AM in response to Mike Retondo

I see the same thing from time to time. A workaround that has worked for me is to load the web site and if the style sheet doesn't work, quit and reopen Safari.

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Safari no longer honers the style sheet file to display visited links in different color

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