"Gus Richter" <gusrichter@netscape.net> wrote in message
newsfWdncIV0qUcq3HanZ2dnUVZ_sSlnZ2d@golden.net.. .
> rf wrote:
>> <paracdo@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:6d3a0452-6f48-4b46-b942-118d970bee38@e10g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>>> Hi Guys,
>>>
>>> I'm trying to make a custom Skin for my wiki (MediaWiki software).
>>> Everything is working fine except the alignment of the 'editbox' on
>>> the 'editmodus'.
>>>
>>> You can see it right here:
>>> http://en.full-ops.be/index.php?titl...na&action=edit
>>>
>>> It appears always beneath the last menubox on the left.
>>
>> Might have something to do with the clear: both in the #toolbar rule. As
>> far as I can see it's working as specified.
>
> Might also be that the clear causes "toolbar" and subsequent material to
> be cleared below the floated "Menu".

Er, yes. It was assumed that clear: both does that.

> Wondering why the @#$% 'editbox', 'editmodus' and 'menubox' are used to
> describe the problem when they don't even exist in the markup and
> stylesheet?

No need to even look at the markup or stylesheet at all. Fire up firebug,
inspect the menu and verify (as suspected) that it is floated, look for and
find something that is causing the rest to be "below" the menu, as in
cleared. Elapsed time, less than it took me to type this paragraph, by an
order of magnitude :-)

Then again we are talking about a google groper here.

--
Richard.