layout-grid-mode Attribute | layoutGridMode Property

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Sets or retrieves whether the text layout grid uses two dimensions.

Syntax

HTML	{ layout-grid-mode: sMode }
Scripting	oObject.style.layoutGridMode [ = sMode ]

Possible Values

sMode

String that specifies one of the following values: both Both the char and line grid modes are enabled. This setting is necessary to fully enable layout grid on an element. none No grid is used. line Only a line grid is used. This is recommended for use with inline elements, such as a SPAN, to disable the horizontal grid on runs of text that act as a single entity in the grid layout. char Only a character grid is used. This is recommended for use with block-level elements, such as a BLOCKQUOTE, where the line grid is intended to be disabled.

The property is read/write with a default value of both; the proposed cascading style sheets (CSS) extension attribute is inherited.

Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see dynamic properties.

Remarks

Web documents in East Asian languages, such as Chinese or Japanese, usually create a page layout for characters using a one- or two-dimensional grid. You can use the layout-grid attribute to incorporate this layout into Web documents.

Example

This example uses the layout-grid-mode attribute to specify character layout for a block of text.

<STYLE>
DIV.layout { layout-grid-mode: line }
</STYLE>

<DIV CLASS = "layout">
This is a block element containing a sentence of sample text.
</DIV>

Applies To

[ Object Name ] Platform Version Win16: Win32: Mac: Unix: WinCE: Version data is listed when the mouse hovers over a link, or the link has focus.

A, ACRONYM, ADDRESS, APPLET, AREA, B, BASE, BASEFONT, BDO, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, BR, BUTTON, CAPTION, CENTER, CITE, CODE, COL, COLGROUP, currentStyle, custom, DD, DEL, DFN, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, EM, EMBED, FIELDSET, FONT, FORM, FRAME, FRAMESET, HEAD, Hn, HR, I, IFRAME, IMG, INPUT type=button, INPUT type=checkbox, INPUT type=file, INPUT type=image, INPUT type=password, INPUT type=radio, INPUT type=reset, INPUT type=submit, INPUT type=text, INS, KBD, LABEL, LEGEND, LI, LISTING, MAP, MARQUEE, MENU, META, NEXTID, NOBR, OBJECT, OL, OPTION, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, Q, RT, RUBY, runtimeStyle, S, SAMP, SCRIPT, SELECT, SMALL, SPAN, STRIKE, STRONG, style, SUB, SUP, TABLE, TBODY, TD, TEXTAREA, TFOOT, TH, THEAD, TR, TT, U, UL, VAR, XMP

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