Posted by dorayme on 06/10/06 03:48

In article <20335$448a3889$40cba795$26953@NAXS.COM>,
"Jonathan N. Little" <lws4art@centralva.net> wrote:

> > <div>TextLink | TextLink | TextLink | TextLink</div>
>
>
> I have no problem with above,

Well, I would have thought you would have at least a little
problem with it? It is, in meaning, a list of links but using
presentational html? But perhaps you are saying you are not such
a goody-two-shoes to that extent? :)

.....

> > ...I miss the utter simplicity of it and the nicer look of the
> > seperator from that of the border. You see, I think the problem
> > in the looks is this: I like the part where the separator is not
> > as tall as the text, look at the y and p, how they protrude down:
> >
> > p | y
> >
>
> Well your still can using a list...you got me thinking and this is what
> I came up with:
>
> <style type="text/css">
> UL.linkbar { list-style: none; }
> UL.linkbar LI { display: inline; }
> UL.linkbar LI + LI:before { content: "| "; }
> </style>
>
>
>
> <ul class="linkbar">
> <li>Link</li>
> <li>Link</li>
> <li>Link</li>
> <li>Link</li>
> </ul>
>

Lemme me try this right now!

Nope, no go in any of my Mac browsers (IE, Safari, iCab, Opera,
FF)?

> No borders, uses a list and pure CSS and your beloved* pipe character!
>
> Actually I like it too with the whole business encloses in square brackets:
>
> [ link | link | link ]
>
> Just the pure simplicity.
>
> But of course the above technique doesn't work with that ubiquitous
> program the tries to pass itself off as a web browser!

Yes, well, now that is a showstopper! You got my hopes up for a
while.

(just btw, I am not sure about the sq brackets unless it has a
function as some sort of aside. A footnote by its very position
would not need them, which is where I am most fond of dead simple
pipe separated links).

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dorayme

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