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
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