[thelist] tabs or compressing dictionary lists

Jonathon Isaac Swiderski jonathon.swiderski at oberlin.edu
Tue Mar 20 10:14:56 CST 2001


Is there a way to compress a dictionary list (<dl>) so that the term and 
definition appear on the same line?

the code in question looks like:
 <DL>
  <DT>tel :
  <DD>123/456-7890</DD>
 </DL>
 <DL>
  <DT>fax :
  <DD>456/123-7890</DD>
 </DL>
 <DL>
  <DT>contact :
  <DD>Jane Doe, Director</DD>
 </DL>
it's screen appearance looks like:
tel :
      123/456-7890
fax :
      456/123-7890
contact :
      Jane Doe, Director

I would like to have them appear like:
tel :      123/456-7890
fax :      456/123-7890
contact :  Jane Doe, Director

Does anyone know how to make this happen?  Is there some way to compress a 
dictionary list to one line or use tabs or something so that a portion of 
a line is left-aligned on a point?

tia,
jis,
oc

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