Multiple columns in UL

[lostinspace]

Is it possible?
TIA

[Andrew Thompson]

"lostinspac e" ...
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| Is it possible?

Is it possible you could repeat
the subject in the body?

Some readers would cut off the
subject, meaning that someone
who actually _knows_ the answer
to your qn.* might reply.

* I do not.

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[Michael Wilcox]

lostinspace <lo*********@12 3-universe.com> wrote:

Is it possible?
TIA

Sounds like a table. Is the data tabular? A URL?
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[lostinspace]

Many thanks Andrew and Michael.

No url's from me Michael. All the URL's do is bring undesired traffic of
example, email spiders, attempted script hackers, log spammers and any other
kind of undesired traffic you coming from visitors who have no interest in
the content of my websites nor do these visitor intend to provide any
benefit to my websites.
Their only motive is to view what has been discussed here and not
necessarily the solution of the question asked.

The particular page was designed more than four years ago. The page is
primarily various columns of URL's divided into multiple tables. Each table
having a heading.
Tables is not the correct method.
I'm not inclined to make additional pages of this page. This page is a
hodge-podge of links which do not fit into the other categories of this
website. The links however are related to the general content subject of the
website.

I'm looking for a presentation which will view in the same manner as these
table, however not be tables, rather a form of CSS.
Lines came to mind, ONLY if multiple columns would work.

If not? It's no big deal.
This page is not a high priority and I can take my time finding a solution.

Thanks again for you help.

[Neal]

On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 04:08:19 GMT, lostinspace
<lo*********@12 3-universe.com> wrote:

The particular page was designed more than four years ago. The page is
primarily various columns of URL's divided into multiple tables. Each
table
having a heading.
Tables is not the correct method.
I'm not inclined to make additional pages of this page. This page is a
hodge-podge of links which do not fit into the other categories of this
website. The links however are related to the general content subject of
the
website.

If I get you right, you want to have the UL's next to each other, like one
on the left, one in the middle, one on the right? And then that continues
down the page?

Try this CSS;

..list {
float: left;
width: 20em;
}

Insert whatever uniform width you think works. Markup is:

<div class="list">
<ul>
....
</ul>
</div>

.... and so on. The next element after the ul's should be styled clear:
left.

What will happen is the lists will look normal, but the second one will
start to the right of the last one, and so on. When there's no more room
the next list wraps to the left again, below the others unless the
leftmost list is really long. Try it and see if you like the effect.

[lostinspace]

Many thanks Neal.

[Lauri Raittila]

In article lostinspace wrote:

Many thanks Andrew and Michael.

No url's from me Michael. All the URL's do is bring undesired traffic of
example, email spiders, attempted script hackers, log spammers and any other
kind of undesired traffic you coming from visitors who have no interest in
the content of my websites nor do these visitor intend to provide any
benefit to my websites.
Their only motive is to view what has been discussed here and not
necessarily the solution of the question asked.

So don't be surprised nobody answers you ever again.

--
Lauri Raittila <http://www.iki.fi/lr> <http://www.iki.fi/zwak/fonts>
Saapi lähettää meiliä, jos aihe ei liity ryhmään, tai on yksityinen
tjsp., mutta älä lähetä samaa viestiä meilitse ja ryhmään.

[Lauri Raittila]

In article Neal wrote:

On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 04:08:19 GMT, lostinspace
<lo*********@12 3-universe.com> wrote: If I get you right, you want to have the UL's next to each other, like one
on the left, one in the middle, one on the right? And then that continues
down the page?
So, columned list is not even needed. URL would have told it.
Try this CSS;

.list {
float: left;
width: 20em;
}

Insert whatever uniform width you think works. Markup is:

<div class="list">
<ul>
...
</ul>
</div>

... and so on. The next element after the ul's should be styled clear:
left.
Of course, that div is only needed to simpify CSS.
What will happen is the lists will look normal, but the second one will
start to the right of the last one, and so on. When there's no more room
the next list wraps to the left again, below the others unless the
leftmost list is really long. Try it and see if you like the effect.

Of course, it has downsides, if there is lots of lists, and they are
different heights.
--
Lauri Raittila <http://www.iki.fi/lr> <http://www.iki.fi/zwak/fonts>
Saapi lähettää meiliä, jos aihe ei liity ryhmään, tai on yksityinen
tjsp., mutta älä lähetä samaa viestiä meilitse ja ryhmään.

[Neal]

On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 11:25:36 +0200, Lauri Raittila
<la***@raittila .cjb.net> wrote:

In article Neal wrote:

<div class="list">
<ul>
...
</ul>
</div>

... and so on. The next element after the ul's should be styled clear:
left.

Of course, that div is only needed to simpify CSS.

Actually, I tested floating the ul's in IE6 and it had no effect, which I
found odd. I added the divs and floated them after trying to float the
ul's. Any ideas why floating the ul's themselves failed?

What will happen is the lists will look normal, but the second one will
start to the right of the last one, and so on. When there's no more room
the next list wraps to the left again, below the others unless the
leftmost list is really long. Try it and see if you like the effect.

Of course, it has downsides, if there is lots of lists, and they are
different heights.

If there's wide variance, yes. If the lists are all relatively short and
not far from the same length, even if a float doesn't make it back to the
left side the effect is kinda cool. If these are truly unassociated lists
of "extras", layout might be acceptable.

[lostinspace]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lauri Raittila" <>
Newsgroups: comp.infosystem s.www.authoring.stylesheets
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 4:22 AM
Subject: Re: Multiple columns in UL

In article lostinspace wrote:

Many thanks Andrew and Michael.

No url's from me Michael. All the URL's do is bring undesired traffic of
example, email spiders, attempted script hackers, log spammers and any other kind of undesired traffic you coming from visitors who have no interest in the content of my websites nor do these visitor intend to provide any
benefit to my websites.
Their only motive is to view what has been discussed here and not
necessarily the solution of the question asked.

So don't be surprised nobody answers you ever again.

--
Lauri Raittila <

Lauri,
Pages of URL's from my websites wouldn't do you personally (.de,
213.) any good.
You couldn't view them except by creative methods.