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Re: spacing -   versus clear images

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From: Tim Beadle
Date: Mar 7, 2006 2:00PM

On 07/03/06, Helen A < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Thanks for your suggestions though I'm puzzled as to *why* its a _left_
> padding I need to put a space between the bullet and the text to its right
> as one looks at it!

You're padding the left of the li element, which makes room (opens up
space) for the bullet (as a background image) to be displayed in.

I recommend getting Web Standards Solutions by Dan Cederholm for some
more about this and other techniques.

Hope that helps,

Tim