Posted by dorayme on 01/08/07 02:20

In article <MPG.200c3942bbf35e2d989753@news.aardvark.net.au>,
Joe (GKF) <joedinmore@yahoo.com.au> wrote:

> In article <doraymeRidThis-8330D5.14235907012007@news-
> vip.optusnet.com.au>, doraymeRidThis@optusnet.com.au says...
> > In article <MPG.200af83af88fc163989752@news.aardvark.net.au>,
> > Joe (GKF) <joedinmore@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> >
> > > > What is an average joe?
> > >
> > > (raises hand) ummm That would be me.
> >
> > Hi Joe! I was thinking of you this morning. In fact, I think of
> > you every time I use a drop cap or pass a cow or paddock of
> > melons or shower or use the dunny or bake a cake.

> And I do drop-caps in CSS with
> p.fancy:first-letter {font-size: 190%;
> float: left;
> vertical-align: text-top;
> }
>
> - and I still don't know why the "float left" is there, but I'm scared
> to take it out just incase it IS important for something or other.
>

Well, the reason for the float is to drop the letter, otherwise
it sits on the imaginary base line for the rest of the word. The
float is used, presumably, so as to use the fact floats align the
top with the inline content of the rest... you know...


> That freak storm in Renmark you may have heard about missed us by
> inches.
> Spare a thought for those poor buggers who have lost the lot. We're ok -
> all we lost was the remaining fruit on our trees - but a lot of people
> around here lost their houses and their livlihoods.

Glad you are ok, and sorry for these other poor buggers... it is
almost impossible to imagine how miserable it is to lose all one
has...

--
dorayme

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