align checkbox/radio with label

hi

I've been searching the net for a solution, but did not find it.

I use following css code:

checkbox:

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 input.largerElement {    

    width: 25px;

    height: 25px;

}

now i have the problem that my text label next to the checkbox is not in the straight middle but floats a little bit higher than my checkbox.

i tried a lot of possibilities (vertical align, fontsize etc) but it's impossible to get the alignment correct.

Somebody has an idea?

Dec 11 '08 #1

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drhowarddrfine

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vertical-align usually does the trick so there must be something different about your html (which is why I always say to supply both when asking questions - nudge, nudge, wink, wink).

Did you do 'vertical-align:top'?

Dec 12 '08 #2

tomaz

hi, thanks for the reply.

I did try vertical alignment, but it doesnt change a thing.

the complete html:

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 <HTML>

<HEAD>

<TITLE></TITLE>

<STYLE TYPE="text/css">

input.largerElement {     

    width: 30px; 

    height: 30px; 

} 
 
p

{

   VERTICAL-ALIGN: top;

}

</STYLE>

</HEAD>

<BODY>

<P><INPUT type=radio class=largerElement>This is a test</P>

</BODY>

</HTML>

Dec 12 '08 #3

Markus

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You're missing a doctype which will throw IE into quirks mode.

A List Apart: Articles: Fix Your Site With the Right DOCTYPE!

Also, your html elements and attributes should be lowercase (not UPPERCASE).

Dec 12 '08 #4

tomaz

there's no difference with the lowercase css.

Also, in my project I use the correct doctype:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">

when I added it to this testpage, the problem persists.
The alignment of the text is too low.

Dec 12 '08 #5

Mr Prister

Could you not use a table... I know that loads of people hate them, but it does align the text with the radio button nicely.

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<table>

    <tr>

        <td><INPUT type=radio class=largerElement></td>

        <td>This is a test</td>

    </tr>

</table>

If i am being stupid some one please hurl some abuse at me and i'll shut up!

Mr. Prister

Dec 12 '08 #6

Dormilich

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if you drop the width/height declaration on <input> it's aligning as intended. to get the height, apply it to <p> (height or line-height).

and if I remember right inline elements should not be styled with width/height properties.

regards

Dec 12 '08 #7

drhowarddrfine

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@Dormilich
Cannot be style with. It has no effect.

Dec 13 '08 #8

drhowarddrfine

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@Mr Prister
Boy are you stupid. (And you came to the right board because this is for abuse. If you want an argument, that's a different board. :) )

Tables are for tables, not layout.

Dec 13 '08 #9

drhowarddrfine

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Put 'vertical-align:top' to the 'input' not 'p'.

Now, you're going to be in a world of hurt if you don't start using a doctype, as mentioned above. On your first line add this before anything else:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">

Although HTML is case insensitive, use lower case because CSS is case sensitive.

Dec 13 '08 #10

tomaz

guess what?!

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input.largerelement {      

    width: 30px;  

    height: 30px;

    vertical-align: middle;  

}

"vertical-align: middle" on the input element will do the trick!

Dec 15 '08 #11

Dormilich

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nevertheless, "width" and "height" should not be applied to any inline element (which I think causes all this trouble).

regards

Dec 15 '08 #12

Mr Prister

@drhowarddrfine
I guessed I would get a response similar to that and no doubt deserve it... but you cannot deny the fact that it does align them nicely!

I'm sorry for that and will now go and contemplate my existence!

Dec 15 '08 #13

Ashwani Sharma

Hi,

If you are using single label with input field you can also use float:left in css also. it will help using label in align.

Dec 16 '08 #14

tomaz

@Dormilich
I follow your opinion, but in this case I have to make these elements larger through width and height so the web application is touchscreen compliant.

Dec 16 '08 #15

Dormilich

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I don't know how the radio button renders on touchscreen devices, but when I was viewing it in FF the radio button had the size it always had. width and height were only increasing the space around it.

imho, a reasonable touchscreen device should render the radio button in an appropriate size.

regards

Dec 16 '08 #16

tomaz

yes, that's true.
FF don't show a big checkbox/radio, but enlarge the clickable area.

The assumption of the project is:
strictly IE6.

so, in that case, i'm free to use this style.

the text next to the checkbox/radio is also clickable with a 'label for='

Dec 16 '08 #17

Dormilich

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@tomaz
then you can use conditional comments to hide those 'dangerous' values from any browser besides IE6.

Dec 16 '08 #18

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