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layout-grid-line Attribute | layoutGridLine Property


Sets or retrieves the grid line value used for rendering the text content of an element.

Syntax

HTML{ layout-grid-line: sLineSpace }
ScriptingoObject.style.layoutGridLine [ = sLineSpace ]

Possible Values

sLineSpace String that specifies one of the following values:
noneNo grid line is set.
autoLargest character in the font of the element is used to set the character grid.
lengthFloating-point number, followed by an absolute units designator (cm, mm, in, pt, pc, or px) or a relative units designator (em or ex). For more information about the supported length units, see CSS Length Units.
percentageInteger, followed by a %. The value is a percentage derived from the dimensions of the parent object.

The property is read/write with a default value of none; 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

The visual effects of the layout-grid-line attribute are similar to the lineHeight property.

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.

The layout-grid-line attribute applies only to block-level elements.

Note For this property to have an effect, the layout-grid-mode attribute must be set to line or both.

Example

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

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

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

Applies To

[ Object Name ]
PlatformVersion
Win16:
Win32:
Mac:
Unix:
WinCE:
BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, CENTER, currentStyle, DD, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, FIELDSET, FORM, Hn, HR, LI, LISTING, MARQUEE, MENU, OL, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, runtimeStyle, style, TABLE, TD, TH, TR, UL, XMP


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