-ms-layout-grid property
[This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.]
Sets or retrieves the composite document grid properties that specify the layout of text characters.
Syntax
-ms-layout-grid: mode type line char
Property values
One or more of the following values, in the order specified:
mode-
Any of the range of mode values available to the -ms-layout-grid-mode property.
type-
Any of the range of type values available to the -ms-layout-grid-type property.
line-
Any of the range of line values available to the -ms-layout-grid-line property.
char-
Any of the range of character values available to the -ms-layout-grid-char property.
CSS information
| Applies To | All elements |
|---|---|
| Media | visual |
| Inherited | 1 |
| Initial Value | both loose none none |
Standards information
There are no standards that apply here.
Remarks
Windows Internet Explorer 8. The -ms-layout-grid attribute is an extension to CSS, and can be used as a synonym for layout-grid in IE8 Standards mode.
Though you don't have to specify all four values for the -ms-layout-grid attribute, they must be listed in the order given in Possible Values.
Web documents in Asian languages, such as Chinese or Japanese, usually create a page layout for characters using a one-dimensional or two-dimensional grid. You can use the -ms-layout-grid attribute to incorporate this layout into Web documents.
Examples
This example uses the -ms-layout-grid attribute to specify character layout for a block of text.
<STYLE>
DIV.layout { layout-grid: both fixed 12px 12px }
</STYLE>
<DIV CLASS = "layout">
This is a block element containing a sentence of sample text.
</DIV>
Build date: 3/14/2012
