[Javascript] Apply padding via javascript

[Abyss - Information]

Thank you for the response...I realised that after a about 4 hours of 
digging around google :)

I appreciate the response though


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Reynen" <scott at randomchaos.com>
To: "[JavaScript List]" <javascript at LaTech.edu>
Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 8:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Javascript] Apply padding via javascript


> On Aug 19, 2006, at 1:29 AM, Abyss - Information wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>>
>> If I wanted to add padding to a div tag after I found the screen 
>> resolution via Javascript
>>
>> what would be the best out of the following 2 options?
>>
>>     document.all.MyBlock.style
>> or
>>     document.layers['MyBlock'].style
>
> As I understand it, both document.all and document.layers are browser- 
> specific, with document.all working in IE4 and document.layers  working in 
> Netscape 4.  So which is "best" depends on which of those  obsolete 
> browsers you're looking to support.  But unless you have  some special 
> circumstances, the best would probably be to use the  standard supported 
> by "every Javascript supporting browser released  since 1998" [1]:
>
> document.getElementById( 'MyBlock' ).style
>
> [1] http://simon.incutio.com/archive/2003/08/11/documentAll
>
> Peace,
> Scott
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