| Lining up lists
Is there a better way than tables? |
Pat_Traynor
msg:569537 | 12:19 pm on Apr 19, 2001 (gmt 0) |
Sometimes I will code a section of a web page (or a C program or Perl script) the same way over and over, in spite of the fact that there is a much better way to do it, but since I don't know of that way, I don't know to find out how to do it. This comes under that category. If I have an ordered or unordered list that is centered, the list is going to look skewed, because each item in the list will be centered. The only way that I know how to fix this is to put the whole thing into a table: <table><tr><td>
<ul>
<li>one thing</li>
<li>another thing</li>
</ul>
</td></tr></table> This just *feels* kludgey. Is there a better way?
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theperlyking
msg:569538 | 12:30 pm on Apr 19, 2001 (gmt 0) |
I don't use DIVs but would putting it in a <DIV></div> work, it would be less typing. Just guessing really :)
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Pat_Traynor
msg:569539 | 1:30 pm on Apr 19, 2001 (gmt 0) |
Do you mean like this? <div>
<ul>
<li>one thing</li>
<li>another thing</li>
</ul>
</div> That doesn't have any effect.
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theperlyking
msg:569540 | 1:52 pm on Apr 19, 2001 (gmt 0) |
sorry :(
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knighty
msg:569541 | 2:04 pm on Apr 19, 2001 (gmt 0) |
Well for what its worth I don't use the <li> thing instead i would just do something like: • one thing<br>
• another thing<br>
• one more thing which looks the same but cleaner, as for the indenting or centering simply wrap it in a nice style like: <p class="listy">
• one thing<br>
• another thing<br>
• one more thing
</p> where 'listy'" is set up with whatever font and margin you require
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msgraph
msg:569542 | 2:05 pm on Apr 19, 2001 (gmt 0) |
<pre> </pre> ?
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evinrude
msg:569543 | 5:34 pm on Apr 19, 2001 (gmt 0) |
Would <div align="left"> do what you are lookin' for? Just curious. Seems to work on IE5 & NS4, here.
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