CSS List Question - css

Question

I'm looking for a quick cross browser solution to my need for auto margins.
I have a simple list:
<ul>
<li>text</li>
<li>text</li>
<li class="possibly_last">text</li>
</ul>
With a width of 600px.
What I need is CSS code to make sure there is an even margin between each <li>.
So that they stretch across the full 600px evenly.
I may need to as a "last" class, but that's fine.
I just want a browser friendly way to do this.
Any help would be great, Thanks!

Answer 1

Try this:
<style>
li {
display: block;
float: left;
width: 32%;
}
</style>
If that does not work, try this:
<style>
li {
display: block;
float: left;
width: 200px; // or less
}
</style>

Answer 2

I take it you mean you don't want a margin after the last li? In that case, use the CSS :last-child selector:
ul li
{
margin-right: 10px;
width: 190px; // 190px = 200px - margin width
display: inline-block;
zoom: 1;
*display: inline;
}
ul li:last-child
{
margin-right: 0px;
}
Please note that this will NOT work in any internet explorer except IE9. Sorry :-(
As a fix, you could use JavaScript (notably jQuery) to edit the CSS of the last child.
An example here: http://jsfiddle.net/WtLAm/2/

Answer 3

Are you intending to float the list items so they stretch horizontally to fill the ul that way? if so, something like
<style type="text/css" media="screen">
ul {width: 600px;}
li {display: inline; float: left; width: 33%;}
</style>
would work.

Answer 4

I think this can't be done with margins, I suggest you this solution:
http://jsfiddle.net/wY5t6/
css:
ul li {
margin: 0;
display: block;
float: left;
width: 200px;
text-align: center;
}
ul {
width: 600px;
overflow:hidden;
}
If you need to set padding, background etc on list item than you can do it this way:
http://jsfiddle.net/wY5t6/1/
HTML:
<ul>
<li><span>text</span></li>
<li><span>text</span></li>
<li class="possibly_last"><span>text</span></li>
</ul>
CSS:
ul li {
margin: 0;
display: block;
float: left;
width: 200px;
text-align: center;
}
ul {
border: 1px green dotted;
width: 600px;
overflow:hidden;
}
li span {
background: yellow;
padding: 5px;
}