Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

Name

ALIGN — NN all IE 4 HTML n/a

Synopsis

ALIGN=”where"

Optional

If the embedded object (or player control panel) occupies space on the page, the ALIGN attribute determines how the object is rendered in physical relation to the element’s next outermost container. If some additional text is specified between the start and end tags of the EMBED element, the ALIGN attribute also affects how that text is rendered relative to the object’s rectangular space.

Most of the rules for alignment constant values cited at the beginning of this chapter apply to the EMBED element. Precise layout becomes difficult because the HTML page author usually isn’t in control of the plugin control panel that is displayed on the page. Dimensions for the element that work fine for one control panel are totally inappropriate for another. (Compare Netscape’s stocky audio control panel to the narrow horizontal slider in Internet Explorer.)

Typically, ALIGN attributes are deprecated in HTML 4.0 in favor of the align: style sheet attribute. But if you are using the EMBED element for backward compatibility, stick with the ALIGN attribute.

Example

<EMBED SRC="jazz.aif" ALIGN="left" HEIGHT=100 WIDTH=200></EMBED>

Value

Each browser defines a different set of values for this attribute. Select the one(s) from the following table that work for your deployment:

Value	NN 4	IE 4
absbottom	-	•
absmiddle	-	•
baseline	-	•
bottom	•	•
left	•	•
middle	•	•
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