jeffrey morin wrote:
>> When you set a link to display: block, it becomes a block element. Block
>> elements by default take on the full width of their containing element. So
>> now,
>> the text within the link is free to slide across to the right.
>>
> but when you put text-align : right on a paragraph it works. and
> that text may not take up the entire width of the block right?
>
> sorry if these are simple questions. i'm not quite grasping it
Ah, the thread was going on while I made my example/question! The
display:block solution is easier! [1] :-)
Simple explanation: a paragraph is an element with a block character by
default, a link isn't. Giving a link a block character by css, it is
taking a line like a paragraph. And if something has a block character,
you can set the text-align property.
See screenshot.
<http://home.tiscali.nl/developerscorner/css-discuss/images/screenshot-link-block.gif>
More about block formatting can be found in the css specs:
http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/visuren.html#q5
Greetings,
francky
[1]
I guess I simulated the block character > with display:block the browser
is doing the work; better!
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