newbie background hover question

looking for a CSS way for change bd on mouseover

[bruce santarosa]

Hi.
I am looking for the proper CSS to cause the background of a <td></td> to change color on mouseover or hover. The cell will have a link in it that need not change, although I'd like to have the option of having it change color something as well.
I can't seem to search this forum and get any results. I just know it's a common question and there should be an answer..
I need it to work in IE6 and also mozilla-based. Of course, Opera too would be nice. Don't need any hack for older browsers, as this will be on the type of site where 99.9% of viewers will be novices with newer machines.
Any help would be greatly appreciated..
Thanks.
Bruce - Santa Rosa, CA

[D_Blackwell]

As you've probably found, IE does not suppport :hover for anything other than <a>. whatever:hover [xs4all.nl] is the best solution for me. It's a powerful, and indispensable, fix. Others will suggest IE7.

[Krapulator]

A list apart has a good demonstration of this:
#*$!.com/articles/tableruler/

[Krapulator]

Sorry - that domain above should be #*$!

Not sure why it came out that way.

[Krapulator]

Sod it - just Google for "the table ruler"