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Posted by Jonathan N. Little on 07/17/07 13:28
w33bster@googlemail.com wrote:
> On 17 Jul, 13:02, "Amos E Wolfe" <amos.wo...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>> <w33bs...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1184672806.630549.188140@i13g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>
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>>> 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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>
> that a mistake in my post, the border does go all way around.
>
> on your other point...why would I want to use a fluid layout for this?
> I want to add a background to some text that may or may not wrap and
> always have the same padding/border even when t goes on to a new
> line....I fail to see how changing anything to a % will help!?
>
Answered in comp.infosystems.www.authoring.stylesheets. Please don't
multi-post, cross-post if you must.
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Jonathan
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