
The Complete Idiot's Style Sheets Reference
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pause-before
Specifies the length of a pause that comes before an element is rendered aurally.
Support:
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W3C Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
CSS2 and later |
Not supported |
Not supported |
See Also:
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pause,
pause-after,
speech-rate
Possible Values:
- percentage
The length of the pause as a percentage of the current per-word value of the speech-rate property.
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Support:
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W3C Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
CSS2 and later |
Not supported |
Not supported |
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Notes:
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For example, if the rate of speech is 120 words per minute, this translates to one word every 500ms. Therefore, a percentage value of 200% results in a pause of 1000ms (1 second).
- time
The specific length of the pause.
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Support:
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W3C Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
CSS2 and later |
Not supported |
Not supported |
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Notes:
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Specify a time using either milliseconds (ms) or seconds (s).
Example:
<DIV STYLE="pause-before: 500ms">
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