Aligning Text

Napster

I am current working on a site http://www.groupthink.com.au/public/

and on the left hand side is a bunch of links under the Top Blue Chips. However, since the start of each company is pushed over 5 spaces by using

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

If the string is too long it goes to the next line but does not go right underneath the beggining of the start of the string. I do not know how to get it aligned.

My code is:

...

            $stocks = mysql_query("select * from companies where class_id = 1 ORDER BY class_id ASC, company_code ASC");

            while ($stock = mysql_fetch_object($stocks)) {

              echo "

                <tr>

                  <td background=\"/public/images/sign-bg.gif\" valign=\"top\"><font size=\"1\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"/public/index.php#" . $stock->company_code . "\">" . $stock->company_name . "</a></font></td>

                </tr> <tr>

                  <td background=\"/public/images/sign-bg.gif\" valign=\"top\"><font size=\"1\"><img src=\"/public/images/btn-bg.gif\" width=\"153\" height=\"5\"></font></td>

                </tr>

              ";

            }

...

I tried adding in the while loop

		  $stock->company_name = str_replace("\n", "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ", $stock->company_name);

	  $stock->company_name = str_replace("\r", "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ", $stock->company_name);

	  $stock->company_name = str_replace("\n\r", "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ", $stock->company_name);

	  $stock->company_name = str_replace("\r\n", "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ", $stock->company_name);

But that does not seem to help. Any suggestions?

Jason_Batten

Oh dear god mate!

Use CSS to do your dirty work! http://www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp - That's a great site. You'll most likely need the padding, text-align and maybe text-indent tags.

You shouldn't use the font or the   tags to format text.

Napster

But I need to indent everyline, hmp...

I am going to post on an HTML forum then if it is an HTML/CSS Problem.

phpmavenman

try adding this to each <td> that you want padded:

style="padding-left: 2em"

Will have to play with the size a little but will be easier than all the spaces

Jason_Batten

I didn't realise people weren't using CSS, the world has gone mad!

Padding is your friend, treat him well and he will give you many of gift 🆒