Text background colour

[KiwiBrian]

Using a div and css how do I have a text background colour that
automatically adjusts to the size and amount of the text string?

TIA
Brian Tozer

[Bart]

Op Sun, 6 Mar 2005 05:12:13 +1300 schreef "KiwiBrian"
<br******@ihug. co.nz>:

Using a div and css how do I have a text background colour that
automaticall y adjusts to the size and amount of the text string?

TIA
Brian Tozer

You mean the bacground only applies to the text, not to the entire
div?
In that case:

in your HTML

<div>
This text does not have background color yellow.
<span class="test">So me text with background color yellow.</span>
This text does not have background color yellow either.
</div>
In your CSS

span.test{
/* pick any color you like */
color: black;
background-color: yellow;
}

(not tested, just on the top of my head [if that's correct English])

Bart

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[phil_gg04]

> Using a div and css how do I have a text background colour that

automatically adjusts to the size and amount of the text string?

You can't; you need a SPAN inside the DIV.

--Phil.

[KiwiBrian]

"KiwiBrian" <br******@ihug. co.nz> wrote in message
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Using a div and css how do I have a text background colour that
automatically adjusts to the size and amount of the text string?

Thanks Bart and Phil.
Really appreciate it.
Brian.

[Evertjan.]

wrote on 05 mrt 2005 in comp.infosystem s.www.authoring.stylesheets:

Using a div and css how do I have a text background colour that
automatically adjusts to the size and amount of the text string?

You can't; you need a SPAN inside the DIV.

I think you can.

<div style='display: inline;backgrou nd-color:red;'>abc xyz</div>

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[phil_gg04]

>>> Using a div and css how do I have a text background colour that

automatically adjusts to the size and amount of the text string?

You can't; you need a SPAN inside the DIV.

I think you can.
<div style='display: inline;backgrou nd-color:red;'>abc xyz</div>

OK, you can. But then it doesn't look like a DIV any more. You can
also do it by floating it, for example. But I suspect that Brian wants
to have a background color while keeping the normal DIV behaviour.

--Phil.

[Evertjan.]

wrote on 06 mrt 2005 in comp.infosystem s.www.authoring.stylesheets:

Using a div and css how do I have a text background colour that
automatically adjusts to the size and amount of the text string?
You can't; you need a SPAN inside the DIV.

I think you can.
<div style='display: inline;backgrou nd-color:red;'>abc xyz</div>

OK, you can. But then it doesn't look like a DIV any more. You can
also do it by floating it, for example. But I suspect that Brian wants
to have a background color while keeping the normal DIV behaviour.

Sure Phil,

I agree with your suspicion,
but answering on what you believe the OP is asking
only makes things worse.

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[Lauri Raittila]

in comp.infosystem s.www.authoring.stylesheets, KiwiBrian wrote:

Using a div and css how do I have a text background colour that
automatically adjusts to the size and amount of the text string?

Your question is quite unclear, but you can use:
display:table;

float:left;

display: inline;display: inline-table;display:i nline-block;

or

display:inline

Each has issues. To know what is suitable for your case, context would be
needed.


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