Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

Conventions

The CSS syntax descriptions shown throughout this chapter adhere to the following guidelines:

• Words in the Constant Width font are keywords or constant values to be used as-is.

• Words in the Constant Width Italic font are placeholders for values.

• A value contained by square brackets ([]) is optional.

• A series of two or more values separated by a pipe symbol (|) represent items in a list of acceptable values to be used in the position shown.

• A few listings show numbers in brackets ({1,2}) after a value. The numbers indicate the minimum and maximum number of space-delimited values you can specify.

• A double-pipe symbol (||) indicates that the value to the right of the symbol is optional.

The category listing for JavaScript Equivalent is provided only when such an equivalent exists in Navigator 4 JavaScript Style Sheets.

The Applies To category advises which HTML elements can be influenced by the style attribute. Some style attributes can be applied only to block-level, inline, or replaced elements. A block-level element is one that always starts on a new line and forces a new line after the end of the element (H1 and Pelements, for example). An inline element is one that you can place in the middle of a text line without disturbing the content flow (EM elements, for example). A replaced element is a block-level or inline element whose content may be changed dynamically without requiring any reflow of surrounding content. The IMG element falls into this category because you can swap ...