override default breaks in <ul>? 1

[rivkah]

does anybody know a way to override the default line breaks in a list? i have tried the <nobr></nobr> tags with no luck. we are using css and i have not been able to override the breaks there either. can anyone help?

 

[robherc]

Exactly what "default" line breaks are you talking about could you give me an example of what you mean (ie. your URL of your test page)? I think I'll probably bwe able to help if I have the problem right in front of me so I can properly acess it.<br>
<br>
-Robherc

 

[rivkah]

the page is internal... the code is like this<br>
<br>
&lt;ul&gt;<br>
&lt;li&gt;i have a brown dog<br>
&lt;li&gt;with a big nose<br>
&lt;li&gt;and lots of fur<br>
&lt;/ul&gt;<br>
<br>
and it renders: *i have a brown dog<br>
*with a big nose<br>
*and lots of fur<br>
<br>
but i would like it to render like:<br>
i have a brown dog*with a big nose*and lots of fur<br>
<br>
does this help?

 

[elmcclur]

&lt;ul&gt;<br>
&lt;li&gt;i have a brown dog&lt;/li&gt;<br>
&lt;li&gt;with a big nose&lt;/li&gt;<br>
etc. etc.<br>
<br>
I believe you forgot the closing tags for line-in<br>
Try this and I hope it helps.<br>
<br>
seeya,<br>
eric

 

[robherc]

Hmmmm.....<br>
<br>
Have you tried just using a superscript period "." in a larger, bold font using css to make your bullets instead of using the &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; tags?<br>
Example:<br>
<br>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;div style="text-size:30pt; text-weight:bold; text-align:superscript;"&gt; . &lt;/div&gt;I have a brown dog &lt;div style="text-size:30pt; text-weight:bold; text-align:superscript;"&gt; . &lt;/div&gt;with a big nose......<br>
<br>
I don't remember the correct css term for superscript; but if you can come up with that term to insert, I think that example SHOULD work; please let me know.<br>
One other suggestion:<br>
Have you considered just using at symbols "@" instead of bullets? I have seen this used before with an interesting effect.<br>
<br>
example:<br>
@I have a brown dog @ with a big nose @.....<br>
<br>
I hope I have helped in some way.<br>
<br>
<br>
-Rohberc

 

[rivkah]

thank you both for your suggestions... I was using &lt;/li&gt;, so that was not an issue... the "@" was a good idea, but these &lt;li&gt;'s are also &lt;a href&gt;'s with JavaScript rollovers. I am learning JavaScript, but am not writing the companion code that is giving me such a runaround... the "&lt;div style="text-size:30pt; text-weight:bold; text-align:superscript;"&gt; " idea is a good one, and I thank you. I am worried about messing up the code that I cannot fix, so I guess I'll live with the line breaks.<br>
<br>
Rivkah

 

[robherc]

Can I see the code? I'm a rather experienced JavaScript programmer & I think I could probably help in that area as well. Always glad to lend a hand; make the internet more friendly to us all.<br>
<br>
<br>
-Rohberc

 

[rivkah]

thanks again, rohberc... i am afraid that i cannot show you any of the actual code because this is an internal site and you can imagine what complications could arise, from something even so simple. however, i will email you directly when its sister site goes public.<br>
rivkah

 

[robherc]

OK, no problem;<br>
<br>
If you'd like to e-mail me more privately, send me a blank message to: robherc@netzero.net & I'll send you a "signed" message so that you can send me encrypted messages; looking forward to seeing the "sister" site.<br>
<br>
<br>
-Robherc

 

[grebo]

It seems as though this is slowly resolving itself, however I just had a thought.<br>
<br>
What if you used a table with one bullet per cell? This way you could specify just how much space you would want between the cells/lines. This could open up possibilities for graphical bullets that can be used for a mouse_over as well.<br>
<br>
Just a thought.<br>
-Eric

 

[iza]

and what if you'd just use an img ??? something like &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;some_ball&quot;&gt;I have a brown dog &lt;img src=&quot;some_ball&quot;&gt;with a big nose......<br>it works fine and there's no line break <br>