a:link CSS not working in Firefox

Iv tried just about everything, but it just refuses to work in FF

[KeliJo]

Here is my coding....

<style>
body {background-color: #597a99;
font-family: Verdana;}
scrollbar-face-color:#597a99;
scrollbar-shadow-color:#597a99;
scrollbar-highlight-color:#597a99;
scrollbar-3dlight-color:#597a99;
scrollbar-darkshadow-color:#597a99;
scrollbar-track-color:#597a99;
scrollbar-arrow-color:#000000}
a:link {color: #000000; text-decoration: none}
a:visited {color: #000000; text-decoration: none}
a:hover {color: #5c82a4; text-decoration: underline}
a:active {color: #5c82a4; text-decoration: underline}
table {border-collapse: separate;
border-spacing: 5px 5px;
empty-cells: hide;
font-size: small;
font-family: Verdana;}
td {border: 2px solid black;
font-family: Verdana;
text-align: left;
vertical-align:top;
font-size: small;}
</style>

but no matter what I do I can't get the a:link to work in Firefox, I just want it black, but it shows up default colors. Someone even had me check my Firefox Preferences. With no luck. So all I can figure is I'm doing something wrong, and I'm pulling my hair out for something silly. So can anyone help me? Please..

[Demaestro]

You have a close bracket but no opening one.

body {background-color: #597a99;
font-family: Verdana;}
........
scrollbar-track-color:#597a99;
scrollbar-arrow-color:#000000} <-- (No open bracket)
a:link {color: #000000; text-decoration: none}

Since a:link is the next definition FF can't read it... for some reason IE can.

[edited by: Demaestro at 8:36 pm (utc) on May 16, 2008]

[KeliJo]

Thank you so much. I knew if I just had to step away from it. Funny how something so little can cause you so much distress.

Thank you again.

[Demaestro]

My pleasure and you are right. Sometimes you just have to leave and come back the next day. Usually it will come to you while you are eating cereal or having a seat in the washroom.

Happens to me often.

[swa66]

It also helps to validate all your code (it would have shown up there).