Friends,
_Regarding the problem (solved! I hope...)
Well, I thought I would be symmetric and finish out the thread represented
by the subject. This list runs on the extraordinary generosity of the
experts hereon offering their time and knowledge to others; even so, I was
not succ
> From: T. R. Valentine
>
> A hanging-indent can be achieved by using the text-indent property and
> assigning it a negative value. What would be tricky in the above would
> be aligning the beginning of the text following the number with the
> left edge of the other lines.
Back on css topic :-)
> From: Pringle, Ron
>
> ...I don't see the logic or reason behind the use of a
> definition list for numbered paragraphs. As you have it now,
> the has little meaning or relation to the .
> SNIP
> Better yet, designate each number as a header (, ,
> whatever) and
> follow it with the paragraph
I've done a second test, using media="print" and changing the typeface
and hiding another element on my test page, the float still works and
the numbers are still left of the dd text in IE6 and FF1.04, in print
preview and when printed. Same markup as before and same css float
directive as before,
> From: Kelly Miller
>
> I don't think it's the prolog in this case...I was unaware that you
> could use a float in a print page...
>
Kelly,
I setup a quick text page and my markup was:
1.
This is the first numbered paragraph, done by using a dl with numbers at
the dt
and the para text
Peter Williams wrote:
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml";>
Remove the xml prolog and see if the behaviour is better,
as far as I'm aware it is unusable in todays browsers.
IE goes into quirks mode with anything before the doctype dec.
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> "DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
> http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml";>
Remove the xml prolog and see if the behaviour is better,
as far as I'm aware it is unusable in todays browsers.
IE goes into quirks mode with anything before the doctype dec.
--
Peter Williams
Try again with the HTML (spaces added to prevent display in web aware email)...
At 06:49 PM 6/26/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The HTML (greatly simplified) would be:
< html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml";>
< body>
< dl class="NumberedText">
< dt>1.
< dd>This is paragraph number
