[thelist] Knowledge: CSS: Display: Run-in

[Scott Schrantz]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mini-d [mailto:minid at weblogs.com.ar]
>
> I searched on google and i find some examples, but i never found the
> real use for display: run-in. Even i didn't found a descent
> explanation
> of what this property does.
>
> If someone have time to explain this i would be really happy =D.

>From my research, display: run-in is a strange bird that is only really
supported by Opera. Basically, it's a conditional setting. If the :run-in
box is followed by a :block box, then the :run-in box is made :inline and
placed inside the :block box. Otherwise, the run-in box stands on its own as
a :block.
http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/visuren.html#run-in
http://www.xs4all.nl/~ppk/css2tests/display.html#runin

The W3 gives this example:
<h3 style="display: run-in">A run-in heading.</h3>
<p>And a paragraph of text that follows it.</p>

Displays as:
A run-in heading. And a
paragraph of text that
follows it.

I can't think of why you would actually want to use this instead of just
specifying block or inline in your style sheet. It doesn't matter anyway,
since both IE and Mozilla ignore and seem to treat it as block.