m3rajk — Sat, 07 Feb 2004 20:41:51 +0000

hehe. thnx. lemme go make a minor adjustment tot he parsing so that'll work

works perfectly. reason i have the class in the row is to change the background color to differentiate between posts.

Suzanne — Sat, 07 Feb 2004 18:45:25 +0000

Ah, Saturdays. What would we do without ye?

andy206uk — Sat, 07 Feb 2004 18:17:56 +0000

Thats more like it.

Suzanne — Sat, 07 Feb 2004 18:07:06 +0000

Alright, I'll amend my exhortation to "don't recreate the wheel when you have a wheel that fits perfectly right in front of you, man!"

andy206uk — Sat, 07 Feb 2004 17:58:18 +0000

*but* your exact words were "Don't just make stuff up, man" I didnt make up a single thing. I agree that it would be better to use a DIV, but I was just explaining an alternative method.

Suzanne — Sat, 07 Feb 2004 17:53:11 +0000

Yes, yes it is. But it's not a good way to use it. Changing the function of a tag that's WHOLE PURPOSE is to be inline to be block level when there are tags that serve the purpose better and are DESIGNED for it, seems nothing short of daft.

Suzanne — Sat, 07 Feb 2004 17:51:21 +0000

Also, if you fix the code so it's semantic and well formed, you'll be better able to control it using CSS without so many classes and HTML bloat.

<tr> <!-- you shouldn't have anything in a <tr> -->
    <td class="pstbttm" colspan="6">
    <div class="quote">
    <p class="author">Quote War</p>
    <p class="msg">Just a little suggestion, since the approval thing takes such a long time, I volunteer to approve of newbies profiles etc, so if you want me to help out, just send me a message and such. :) </p>
    </div>

    <p>I'll volunteer for that as well if you need the help.</p>

    <div class="signature">".....bang....."</div>
    </td>
</tr>

div.quote {
    font-size: .8em; 
    font-color: #666;
    margin-left: 3em; 
    margin-right:3em;
    }

p.author {
    font-weight: strong;
    }

p.msg {
    border-top: 1px solid #000;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #000;
    }

div.signature {
    border-top: 1px solid #666;
    margin: 2em 0;
    }

andy206uk — Sat, 07 Feb 2004 17:47:12 +0000

Make stuff up? What are you on? Display is a genuine part of CSS!

lookie:

http://www.w3schools.com/css/pr_class_display.asp

Suzanne — Sat, 07 Feb 2004 17:38:03 +0000

!!! Geez, louise, no! There is a tag that would work fine -- DIV. Don't just make stuff up, man.

andy206uk — Sat, 07 Feb 2004 16:25:29 +0000

Or... just add

display: block;

Into the CSS to convert your inline element to a block element.