/* Two column form layout, with right aligned labels. This has been tested (using HTML4.01 strict) with: - Firefox 3 - 6, - IE 8 (earlier versions do NOT work) - Chrome 2 - 13 (WebKit) - Opera 10 - 11.5 If font family and size is fixed then the forms should look the same in all of the above browsers. The HTML to use this layout should use the following structure: <form> <fieldset> <legend>legend</legend> <label>Label 1:<input type="text"></label> <label>Label 2:<input type="text"></label> <button type="submit">Submit</button> </fieldset> </form> The labels surround the input components to ensure they stay together. Oversized labels will break the layout so resize the fieldsets to suit. Author: Mark George <mgeorge@infoscience.otago.ac.nz> */ fieldset { width: 20em; /* effective width of field set */ padding: 10px; /* padding to space the components from the fieldset border */ padding-top: 0px; /* IE counts the top of the legend as the top of the fieldset meaning backgound color also covers the legend. padding-top makes this effect worse so set it to 0. */ } fieldset label, fieldset input, fieldset textarea, fieldset select { vertical-align: middle; /* ensure labels and input components are vertically centred */ margin-top: 4px; /* add some spacing between form 'rows' */ margin-bottom: 4px; /* add some spacing between form 'rows' */ } fieldset label { text-align: right; /* align the label text right */ display: block; /* make the label represent a single row in the layout */ } fieldset input, fieldset textarea, fieldset select { width: 150px; /* width of the form components */ margin-left: 5px; /* add some spacing between the label and the component */ } fieldset *[type="submit"], fieldset *[type="reset"] { margin: auto; /* restore margin for submit/reset buttons */ margin-top: 5px; /* add some top margin to space submit button from rest of form */ width: 100%; /* make submit buttons full width */ }