Ed Jay wrote:

> a.nav4w:link {color:#f8fafc;}
> a.nav4w:hover {color:#330099;background-color:#f8fafc;}
> a.nav4w:visited {color:#ffff00;} /*background-color:#3c93db;*/
> a.nav4w:active {color:#ffffff;}
>
> If I specify a background-color for the visited link, it doesn't
> change on hover. Is this normal, or what am I doing wrong?

You have the order wrong above. Needs to be:
link, visited, (focus,) hover, active

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