Styling through expressions and CSS (IE 6)

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Is it possible to create styling features through CSS whose values are the result of some sort of expression or formula?. i.e. Could the “left” attribute of the paragraph represented by this tag

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be expressed in terms of some “function” like.”…500px-something.width*2…” much like controls can be placed and size in VB based on the size and location of other controls….. Thanks in advance… .

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You can’t do this directly in CSS code. There is no mechanism to calculate results in the CSS specification. If you are using a dynamic scripting language, such as PHP/ASP/etc, it may be possible, although I have never tried it. In any event the calculation cannot be done client-side in the browser; the code must be generated according to defined standards or it will not render.

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Hi there

I was looking into this problem of yours and I found a link to what could a useful link for you. This webpage explains how to use JavaScript and CSS to compliment each other. It appears to work with IE5 and above. I have not tried this and cannot vouch for use in Firefox etc

CSS Expression Optimization

Good luck

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Thanks agains for the input. I will try it.!!!

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