Padding property for <A>

[Eric]

According to my book, the padding property is defined for all elements.
However, when I set the property for the element <A>, only the left the
right padding is applied and not the top and bottom padding.

I checked a couple of other browsers and couldn't find any that
implemented top and bottom padding for the <A> element, assuming I have
done it correctly.

#bar A
{
padding:10px 10px 10px 10px
}

Just choose px units at random.

Any comments? Is my book wrong?

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[Spartanicus]

Eric wrote:

According to my book, the padding property is defined for all elements.
However, when I set the property for the element <A>, only the left the
right padding is applied and not the top and bottom padding.

Top and bottom padding is applied on the font height (not line height)
of linked text. Also applies if the hyperlinked content is not text like
an image IIRC.

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Spartanicus

[Eric]

Spartanicus <[e-mail] > wrote:

Eric wrote:

According to my book, the padding property is defined for all elements.
However, when I set the property for the element <A>, only the left the
right padding is applied and not the top and bottom padding.

Top and bottom padding is applied on the font height (not line height)
of linked text. Also applies if the hyperlinked content is not text like
an image IIRC.

Unfortunately, I am at a loss then on how to make this work. Do you have
suggestions?

Also, do you have a URL for where the above information can be found?

Thank you.

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benefit and harm." - Sun Tzu
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[Spartanicus]

Eric wrote:

Top and bottom padding is applied on the font height (not line height)
of linked text. Also applies if the hyperlinked content is not text like
an image IIRC.
Unfortunatel y, I am at a loss then on how to make this work. Do you have
suggestions?

Make what work?
Also, do you have a URL for where the above information can be found?

http://w3.org

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Spartanicus

[Eric]

Eric <eg************ *@verizon.net> wrote:

Top and bottom padding is applied on the font height (not line height)
of linked text. Also applies if the hyperlinked content is not text like
an image IIRC.

Unfortunately, I am at a loss then on how to make this work. Do you have
suggestions?

well, I believe I found the answer to this question. Setting the
line-height property to 1.2 for the <A> element appears to provide me
with the behavior I want.

I am curious about the reason why the top and bottom padding does not
work the way I expected it to.


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benefit and harm." - Sun Tzu
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[Eric]

Spartanicus <[e-mail] > wrote:

Eric wrote:

Top and bottom padding is applied on the font height (not line height)
of linked text. Also applies if the hyperlinked content is not text like
an image IIRC.

Also, do you have a URL for where the above information can be found?

http://w3.org

Yes, I am aware of w3.org and there is a *ton* of information there. I
was hoping to obtain a more specific URL which would have provided me
with the information that the top and bottom padding does not behave in
the way I expected for the <A> element.

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== Eric Gorr ========= http://www.ericgorr.net ========= ICQ:9293199 ===
"Therefore the considerations of the intelligent always include both
benefit and harm." - Sun Tzu
== Insults, like violence, are the last refuge of the incompetent... ===

[Spartanicus]

Eric wrote:

well, I believe I found the answer to this question. Setting the
line-height property to 1.2 for the <A> element appears to provide me
with the behavior I want.
Wrong, as I've said before it's applied on the _font_ height, _not_ the
line height.
I am curious about the reason why the top and bottom padding does not
work the way I expected it to.

Because your expectations are wrong.

--
Spartanicus

[Eric]

Spartanicus <[e-mail] > wrote:

Eric wrote:

well, I believe I found the answer to this question. Setting the
line-height property to 1.2 for the <A> element appears to provide me
with the behavior I want.

Wrong, as I've said before it's applied on the _font_ height, _not_ the
line height.

Perhaps I wasn't clear...I am no longer using the padding property.

Only the line-height property, which apparently will do what I need it
to do, which is to provide some extra spacing between links on adjacent
lines.

Specifically,

#GameNavigation Bar A
{
line-height:1.2;
}
If you have another concrete solution to this problem, I would be
interested in learning about it.

I am curious about the reason why the top and bottom padding does not
work the way I expected it to.

Because your expectations are wrong.

That much is obvious.

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== Eric Gorr ========= http://www.ericgorr.net ========= ICQ:9293199 ===
"Therefore the considerations of the intelligent always include both
benefit and harm." - Sun Tzu
== Insults, like violence, are the last refuge of the incompetent... ===

[Spartanicus]

Eric wrote:

line-height:1.2;

1.2 what, apples, monkey noodles?

>I am curious about the reason why the top and bottom padding does not
>work the way I expected it to.

Because your expectations are wrong.

That much is obvious.

If you described what it is that you were expecting we may be able to
set you straight. The group's crystal ball is out on loan again, and we
have forgotten who has it.

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Spartanicus

[Lauri Raittila]

In article Spartanicus wrote:

Eric wrote:

line-height:1.2;

1.2 what, apples, monkey noodles?

Just 1.2 is enaugh.
http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/visudet.h...ef-line-height
http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/syndata.h...lue-def-number


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