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# Text align

The text align of a selction can be modified using the following exec commands: `JustifyLeft`, `JustifyCenter`, `JustifyRight` and `JustifyFull`.

## Browsers

- IE: Text align is applied on the paragraph which contains the selection.
- Gecko and Opera: Text align is applied on selection only. The selection gets surrounded by a `<div>` tag containing a `text-align` style attribute.
- Webkit: Applies `text-align` style attribute on every `<div>` element that is (partly) selected.

## Problems

- If `<br>` tags are used for line breaks, the textalign will be applied on the `<p>` tag in IE, even if only a part of this `<p>` has been selected!
- If `<p>` tags are used for line breaks, all style settings set will be "lost" after entering an other `<p>` tag in FF. It is necessary to "save" these settings manually and apply them on the new paragraph.