January 2010
Intermediate to advanced
791 pages
14h 17m
English
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Chapter 41. CSS Tips and Tricks
IN THIS CHAPTER
Hanging Indents
Expanding Buttons
Pull Quotes
Tabbed Menus
Rounded Boxes
Flowing Elements
Flowing Text
Throughout this part, I've covered CSS from an elementary, technical standpoint. This chapter provides a handful of practical examples demonstrating how CSS can be used in unique yet useful ways.
Hanging Indents
The hanging indent, where all but the first line of a paragraph is indented, is a staple of the publishing world. As documentation on the Web becomes more reflective of the traditional printed page, the need for publishing conventions continues to grow.
For clarity, the following is an example of a hanging indent:
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in the sauna.Examining the list of indent, padding, margin, and alignment properties in CSS might give you quite a few ideas about how to accomplish this formatting. There is also the :first-line pseudo-element; despite its sketchy adoption in user agents, it might be the perfect solution.
However, the solution is quite simple: utilize the text-indent and margin-left properties, as ...
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