On Dec 17, 2014, at 8:53 AM, Barney Carroll wrote:
> Salut Faramineux,
>
> You can use display inline-block, left 50% (relative to offset parent) and
> transform translateX( -50% ) (relative to self) to achieve this effect with
> variable width: http://jsbin.com/ruwada/1/edit?css,output
>
>
Excellent insight Jukka! Centered variable width column with CSS2.1 and no
offset positioning assumptions – that's a new one in my book!
For the sake of pedantry I might add that line-breaks are significant
semantic elements in a haiku, and that the haiku I used is considered
invalid according to
2014-12-17, 15:53, Barney Carroll wrote:
You can use display inline-block, left 50% (relative to offset parent)
and transform translateX( -50% ) (relative to self) to achieve this
effect with variable width: http://jsbin.com/ruwada/1/edit?css,output
Nice.
Here’s a different idea, with even be
Barney Carroll wrote:
You can use display inline-block, left 50% (relative to offset parent) and
transform translateX( -50% ) (relative to self) to achieve this effect with
variable width: http://jsbin.com/ruwada/1/edit?css,output
I am not averse to custom HTML elements, and have been known
Salut Faramineux,
You can use display inline-block, left 50% (relative to offset parent) and
transform translateX( -50% ) (relative to self) to achieve this effect with
variable width: http://jsbin.com/ruwada/1/edit?css,output
Regards,
Barney Carroll
barney.carr...@gmail.com
+44 7429 177278
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On Dec 17, 2014, at 8:08 AM, Jukka K. Korpela wrote:
>> The simplest approach is to put your poetry in a `div` element, set some
>> suitable width for it, and set its left and right margin to auto:
>
>
> .poem {
> width: 20em; /* tune as needed
> margin-left: auto;
> margin-right: auto;
> }
2014-12-17, 15:00, FARAMINEUX wrote:
My goal is to write a haiku or a poem in the center on the page, but
I do not want the text to be centered but align left in the center of
the page. How can I achieve that? Do I have to use a centered column?
The simplest approach is to put your poetry in a
Place the haiku in a ;
centre the .
Philip Taylor
FARAMINEUX wrote:
My goal is to write a haiku or a poem in the center on the page, but
I do not want the text to be centered but align left in the center of
the page. How can I achieve that? Do I have to use a centered column?
TIA
