Ruby-Position, Size, and Other Style Sheet Properties - Speech-rate
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speech-rate
IE n/a NN n/a Moz n/a Saf n/a Op n/a CSS 2
Inherited: Yes
For aural style sheets, this sets the number of words per minute of the text-to-speech output.
CSS Syntax
speech-rate: wordsPerSecond | speedConstant
Value
A wordsPerSecond value is any positive floating-point number with no unit appended. Alternatively, you can use any of the following constant values.
Value | Meaning |
x-slow | 80 words per minute |
slow | 120 words per minute |
Value | Meaning |
medium | 180-200 words per minute |
fast | 300 words per minute |
x-fast | 500 words per minute |
slower | Current rate minus 40 words per minute |
faster | Current rate plus 40 words per minute |
Initial Value medium
Applies To All elements.
stress
IE n/a NN n/a Moz n/a Saf n/a Op n/a CSS 2
Inherited: Yes
For aural style sheets, this sets the amount of stress (inflection) in the spoken voice.
CSS Syntax
stress: stressLevel
Value
A stressLevel value is any positive floating-point number with no unit appended. A value of 50 is normal.
Initial Value 50
Applies To All elements.
table-layout
IE 5(Win) NN n/a Moz 1.0.1 Saf all Op 7 CSS 2
Inherited: No
Determines whether the browser uses computed heights and widths of the entire table’s data to begin rendering the table or relies on the table element’s size properties and uses the first row’s cell widths to begin rendering table content. When the property is set to auto , the browser must load all of the table cells and their content before the first row of data can be rendered, causing a brief (but perhaps imperceptible) delay in drawing the table. Setting the value to fixed allows table rendering to begin sooner, which is helpful for large tables. If content in succeeding rows is wider than the fixed column size, the content is usually clipped unless you set the overflow style property to visible (but that will likely make a visual jumble in adjacent cells).
CSS Syntax
table-layout: layoutType
Value Two possible constant values: auto | fixed.
Initial Value aut o
Applies To table elements .
text-align
IE 4 NN 4 Moz all Saf all Op all CSS 1
Inherited: Yes
Determines the horizontal alignment of text within an element. This property is inherited, so it can be set for a container to impact all nested elements, such as a p element within a div element. Values of center , left , and right are supported across the board. The value of justify is not a CSS requirement, but it works in IE 5 or later and other mainstream browsers.
CSS Syntax
text-align: alignment
Value One of the four constants: center | justify | left | right.
Initial Value Depends on browser language.
Example
p.rightHand {text-align: right}
blockquote {text-align: justify}
Applies To
Block-level elements, but right-alignment also works in text-type input and textarea elements in IE 5 and later for Windows, Mozilla, Safari, and Opera.
Object Model Reference
[window.]document.getElementById("elementID").style.textAlign
text-align-last
IE 5.5 NN n/a Moz n/a Saf n/a Op n/a CSS n/a
Inherited: Yes
Controls the horizontal alignment of the last line of text within an element’s box.
CSS Syntax
text-align-last: alignment
Value
One of the following constants: auto | center | justify | left | right. The value of auto picks up the inherited text-align property.
Initial Value auto
Example blockquote {text-align-last: center}
Applies To Block-level elements.
Object Model Reference
[window.]document.getElementById("elementID").style.textAlignLast
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