Re: Vertically aligning text next to images

Walter Ian Kaye (boo@primenet.com)
Tue, 30 May 1995 19:04:38 +0500

>What attributes can one use to determine the vertical positioning of text
>alongside inline images? For example, I'm trying to align some brief
>explanatory captions next to thumbnail images. I've aligned the image to
>the left of the page, which allows the text to run flush with the right
>side of the image. But since there's not much text, I'd like to have the
>text begin about a quarter of the way down the image rather than at the
>image's top border.
>
>Is there any elegant way to accomplish this, or must I use <br>s?

Well, depending on the size of the image relative to the text, you might
try something like:

<table>
<tr><td rowspan=4><IMG SRC="whatever">
<tr><td><td rowspan=3 valign=top>the caption
<tr><td><td><td>&nbsp;
<tr><td><td><td>&nbsp;
</table>

This is off the top of my head -- please excuse the hairs ;)

-Walter

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