1851281 - Can't style :visited links even on same origin

Status: UNCONFIRMED

(Core :: CSS Parsing and Computation, enhancement)

Description

[Chris]

I'm an amateur webdev and I ran into a random invisible wall attempting to style links, emboldening unread blog post titles, and eventually using :visited:after { content: read_icon_unicode } :link:after { content: unread_icon_unicode }

After bashing my head against said wall for several minutes trying to figure if I somehow had the wrong selector, I googled my issue and thankfully the first stack exchange article referenced the original bugzilla report.

I'm just imagining the exploit would've worked by loading common visited links, checking if they've been visited and maybe even loading more based on the initial feedback to narrow down the fingerprint further. This is a dangerous thing ONLY when the links are of an external domain.

I should still be able to style links belonging to my own domain where I know (serverside) where the user has been already.

I would understand why the initial bugfix would target all links cuz fixing it is an immediate priority...however in the long run this bugfix is cramping my stylez majorly.

In summary, please make internal links styeable based on whether or not user has visited.

Comment 1

[Chris]

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=147777