Aligning @alt vertically

by PhilippeVay

HTML

<div class="viewport">
 <a href="#">
  <img src="http://yahoo.com/" alt="no image" />
 </a>
 <div>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor
incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud
exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure
dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.
 </div>
</div>

CSS

.viewport {
 background: #bbb;
 width: 350px;
 height: 300px;
 padding: 5px;
}

.viewport img {
 float: left;
 margin: 5px;
 width: 100px;
 height: 100px;
    line-height: 100px; /* Equals height of image */
    vertical-align: middle; /* Aligning vertically */
    color: white; /* Better contrast than blue on black */
 background: #000;
 text-align: center;
}

.viewport div {
 margin-left: 20px;
}

JavaScript

/*

Answer for:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9554365/how-to-vertical-align-an-alternate-text-within-a-floated-image

*/