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Posted by Amos E Wolfe on 07/17/07 12:02
<w33bster@googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:1184672806.630549.188140@i13g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> Hi
> I have some text that I want to add a background-color to so I've got
> a span tag with a class defining the following:
>
> display:inline;
> color:#FFFFFF;
> border-top:5px solid #65C7C6 ;
> background-color:#65C7C6;
>
> which works great if my text all fits on one line however the problem
> comes when wrapping the text. I magically lose the border on the next
> line which is a tad frustrating.
>
> I've tried wrapping the lot in a p tag with similar css to above as
> well as using padding instead of a border.
>
> here is an example of what I'm after:
> http://www.rees-jenkins.co.uk/stuff/textwrapproblem.gif
>
> any one got any ideas?
>
> w33b
>
You haven't set any kind of border or padding on the left-hand side: try
"padding-left: 5px;" although I would recommend a more fluid layout using em
or % if at all possible.
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