Help with CSS (setting align type)

[FireFly]

Hi everyone,

I need some help with setting the align inside a CSS file.
For example I have this:

<tr class='thead'>...</tr>

and I want it to be aligned to the center.

I'm new to CSS so please be gentle.
Thanks for any help!

Chen.

[Ian Glass]

Simple:

.thead {
 text-align: center;

  // I suppose that you would like the text
  // to be in the middle of the cell, as well.
  // Don't rely on this too much, because it
  // doesn't work. ;-) (the browser’s haven't
  // implemented yet, that is)
  vertical-align: middle;
  }

[FireFly]

Thanks a lot Ian!

[Ian Glass]

Hey, so I guess it worked. ;-)

Anyway, I'm always glad to be helpful.

[FireFly]

Yes of course, worked splendid!

Now to solve my other problems... *sigh*

[creole]

No need for CSS in this case...

<tr class='thead' align="center">...</tr>

That will center align the contents of every TD tag in that row.

[Ian Glass]

Originally posted by creole
No need for CSS in this case...

<tr class='thead' align="center">...</tr>

That will center align the contents of every TD tag in that row.

So will doing that with CSS. :-p

Don't let yourself be swayed by the dark (4.0) way! Ignore Creole; he's old and cranky. :-)

[creole]

Not cranky...just old. Right now CSS is unreliable for many things. my method will work the same in every browser.

[FireFly]

Originally posted by creole
<tr class='thead' align="center">...</tr>

I know you can do it that way creole, it's just that I have a lot of rows like this, and it's a pain to write that attribute so many times when I can just stick it in my .css file.

Thanks though.

[Ian Glass]

It also clutters up your page. And besides, I can give you a few browsers where that tactic doesn't work (o.k. so most of them are non graphical, but still it applies). ;-)

[creole]

This is very true FireFly...

[FireFly]

Originally posted by Ian Glass
It also clutters up your page. And besides, I can give you a few browsers where that tactic doesn't work (o.k. so most of them are non graphical, but still it applies). ;-)

I'm sorry, was that directed at my method or creole's?

My script is currently for personal use only, so I don't have to worry too much about compatibility. At least not in this stage...

By the way thanks for all your feedback!

[creole]

He was talking about my method.

[Ian Glass]

Sure was. :-p

[Travis]

the W3C doesn't like it when you specify an align attribute in a table or table row so if you want to go with the W3C guidelines use CSS