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! ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7 information -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/