Re: I know HTML, I know CSS - So why can't I select some text and apply a style to it?

From: Murray (forums_at_HAHAgreat-web-sights.com)
Date: 10/28/04 

Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 11:45:06 -0400

By the way - it's not a great idea to use points on the web. Use pixels,
ems, ens, exs, percents, or size names instead. Points are a print metric
with little real relevance to a pixel-based display. As such, you will find
quite a bit of variation from one system/browser to another. 

-- 
Murray
"Paul H" <paul@nospamthanks.com> wrote in message 
news:D68gd.98$52.38@newsfe3-win.ntli.net...
> Aha, I think I am learning some basics here...
>
> The text in question is "not" a hyperlink it's just ordinary text. So my 
> next question is...
>
> How "should" I be formatting my text? What should the code look like?
>
> If
> <a class="10pt_bold_pink">Hello World</a>
> is wrong
>
> What should the code look like to achieve the following.
>
> I want this text 12pt. I want this text 12pt bold italic. I want this text 
> 12pt again.
>
> Last question promise :O)
>
> Thanks again
>
> Paul
>
> "Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FrontPage]" <spiderwebwoman@mvps.org> wrote in 
> message news:%2331NU$PvEHA.3416@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Paul:
>> Before you try and apply a style to an anchor, which is what the <a> tag
>> represents, you need to properly format the tag; like this:
>>
>> <p><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/"> HTML 4.01 
>> Specification</a></p>
>>
>> Your anchor has no href.
>>
>> -- 
>>
>> ~ Kathleen Anderson
>> Microsoft FrontPage MVP
>> Spider Web Woman Designs
>> http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/
>>
>>
>>
>> Paul H <paul@nospamthanks.com> wrote:
>>> What I am trying to achieve is to turn "only" the bold text into
>>> bold/italic...
>>>
>>> Here's my code:
>>>
>>> <body>
>>> <a class="body_bold">Hello World - in bold</a>
>>> <br><br>
>>> <a class="body_italic">Hello World - in italic</a>
>>> </body>
>>>
>>> In normal mode I click on the opening <a> tag for the "Hello World -
>>> in bold" line which selects the text and the tags for the first line
>>> only. From the pull down style menu I select "body_bold_italic".
>>>
>>> Here is the resulting code:
>>>
>>> <p class="body_bold_italic">
>>> <a class="body_bold">Hello World - in bold</a>
>>> <br><br>
>>> <a class="body_italic">Hello World - in italic</a> </p>
>>> </body>
>>>
>>> Why has the whole lot been wrapped in a <p> tag? I only selected the
>>> first line!
>>>
>>> The code I was expecting to see was:
>>>
>>> <body>
>>> <a class="body_bold_italic">Hello World - in bold</a>
>>> <br><br>
>>> <a class="body_italic">Hello World - in italic</a>
>>> </body>
>>>
>>> What am I missing?
>>>
>>> Thanks Kathleen,
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FrontPage]" <spiderwebwoman@mvps.org> wrote
>>> in message news:upmqJyOvEHA.1300@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>> <a> is not a style, it's an HTML tag. You have to add the <a> tag in
>>>> the HTML first, then select your <a> tag style from the dropdown.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> ~ Kathleen Anderson
>>>> Microsoft FrontPage MVP
>>>> Spider Web Woman Designs
>>>> http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Paul H <paul@nospamthanks.com> wrote:
>>>>> Thanks Kathleen!!
>>>>>
>>>>> If I highlight a piece of text and then select a style from the
>>>>> style dropdown, the code that is inserted is:
>>>>> <p class="body_bold">
>>>>> But I want
>>>>> <a class="body_bold">
>>>>> Because I don't want the entire page wrapped in a <p> tag. I just
>>>>> want the text I have selected wrapped in an <a> tag.
>>>>>
>>>>> What am I doing wrong?
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Paul
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I believe Ravi is referring to the style dropdown as shown in the
>>>>>> attached image.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ~ Kathleen Anderson
>>>>>> Microsoft FrontPage MVP
>>>>>> Spider Web Woman Designs
>>>>>> http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Murray <forums@HAHAgreat-web-sights.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> Here's the tag selector (see snap).  But I can see no Class
>>>>>>> dropdown in the properties panel.  I would be very interested in
>>>>>>> knowing this answer myself.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Paul H" <paul@nospamthanks.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:6F3gd.211$vx1.86@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net...
>>>>>>>> Thanks Ravi, but I can't find the menu options you mention. If I
>>>>>>>> select "View" I can see "Reveal Tags" but no "Quick tag
>>>>>>>> selector". Also I have three modes "normal", "HTML" and
>>>>>>>> "Preview", no "design" mode.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So when you mention "In the design mode on the top.. " I have no
>>>>>>>> idea where
>>>>>>>> you mean.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I am very grateful for your help, but I am no closer to solving
>>>>>>>> this. Please
>>>>>>>> could you re-word your explanation if it's not too much trouble.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Many thanks,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Paul
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Ravi Anguluri" <raviangu@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:0lHWV2HvEHA.3152@cpmsftngxa10.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>> Open FrontPage From the menu View --> Quick Tag selector.
>>>>>>>>> In the design mode on the top you will find the tags specific to
>>>>>>>>> the text selected. Click on the tag and on the down arrow. Then
>>>>>>>>> select Tag Properties. In the Window if you find class drop down
>>>>>>>>> box, select the required class to apply to the selected text. or
>>>>>>>>> right click on the text select the properties.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> There are some HTML tags which do not support all the properties
>>>>>>>>> for example the Class property. You can check at
>>>>>>>>> http://www.w3.org for the tags
>>>>>>>>> and properties supported
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hope this Information helps.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>>>> Ravi
>>>>>>>>> MSFT
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers
>>>>>>>>> no rights
>>
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