I layup pages like this: http://www.talkorigins.org/origins/postmonth/2008_08.html
I would like to layup the pages so that the text beginning with ">>>" or ">>" etc. line quotes could have a width similar to the other text a human reader sees; in other words the quoted text could have variable length, without pushing the ">>" marks off the left margin mixing it in with the text. At present all I know to do is use a <pre>, or a <br /> at the end of the line, but both of these solutions force a fixed length text presentation. What I would like to be able to do is use text or images of ">" ">>" ">>>" etc and fill some type of invisible box on the left with that text or image block using some type of repeat (so the ">" quotes extend the height of the text but no further). My problem is that I don't know how to prevent the filled box from expanding infinitely beyond the text it is "quoting". CSS and/or HTML including possibly table solutions are all fine, if anything works. (I don't know java and would prefer not to use it in any case). I am new to css (and slow, and old, and have a fulltime job unrelated to web development), so there will be a very long delay (for testing etc) between the time I receive a suggestion and the time I return with a thanks or further questions. -- Friar Broccoli Robert Keith Elias, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Best programmer's & all purpose text editor: http://www.semware.com --------- I consider ALL arguments in support of my views --------- ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [cs...@lists.css-discuss.org] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
