<!DOCTYPE html> <!-- Fig. 4.12: width.html --> <!-- Element dimensions and text alignment. --> <html> <head> <meta charset = "utf-8"> <title>Box Dimensions</title> <style type = "text/css"> p { background-color: LightSkyBlue; margin-bottom: .5em; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; } </style> </head> <body> <p style = "width: 20%;">Here is some text that goes in a box which is set to stretch across twenty percent of the width of the screen.</p> <p style = "width: 80%; text-align: center;"> Here is some CENTERED text that goes in a box which is set to stretch across eighty percent of the width of the screen.</p> <p style = "width: 20%; height: 150px; overflow: scroll;"> This box is only twenty percent of the width and has a fixed height. What do we do if it overflows? Set the overflow property to scroll!</p> </body> </html> <!-- ************************************************************************** * (C) Copyright 1992-2012 by Deitel & Associates, Inc. and * * Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. * * * * DISCLAIMER: The authors and publisher of this book have used their * * best efforts in preparing the book. These efforts include the * * development, research, and testing of the theories and programs * * to determine their effectiveness. The authors and publisher make * * no warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, with regard to these * * programs or to the documentation contained in these books. The authors * * and publisher shall not be liable in any event for incidental or * * consequential damages in connection with, or arising out of, the * * furnishing, performance, or use of these programs. * ************************************************************************** -->