PHWinfo - Afficher un message - Looking for advice in a CSS layout instead of tables

04/04/2008, 17h51

On Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:48:42 +0100, Ben Bacarisse wrote:

> Jeremy J Starcher <r3jjs@yahoo.com> writes:

[ Jeremy's summary snipped ]
>
> position: fixed is rarely the solution for anything. It has very
> limited use because of what it does to the element (it get taken out of
> the normal flow).
>
>> Am I overlooking something obvious, like some sort of a 'no-break'
>> option for divs to keep them glued side by side? Or is there another
>> approach I should take?
>
> The most usual way to one thing beside another -- using CSS -- is to
> float on of them. Often you float one think into the margin of the
> other.

Brilliant!

As you can tell, I'm still learning CSS. So far I've gotten by by
pretending margins and borders don't exist.

That gives me a good direction on where to start.

Thanks.

04/04/2008, 17h51	#3
Jeremy J Starcher Messages: n/a Hébergeur:	Re: Looking for advice in a CSS layout instead of tables On Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:48:42 +0100, Ben Bacarisse wrote: > Jeremy J Starcher <r3jjs@yahoo.com> writes: [ Jeremy's summary snipped ] > > position: fixed is rarely the solution for anything. It has very > limited use because of what it does to the element (it get taken out of > the normal flow). > >> Am I overlooking something obvious, like some sort of a 'no-break' >> option for divs to keep them glued side by side? Or is there another >> approach I should take? > > The most usual way to one thing beside another -- using CSS -- is to > float on of them. Often you float one think into the margin of the > other. Brilliant! As you can tell, I'm still learning CSS. So far I've gotten by by pretending margins and borders don't exist. That gives me a good direction on where to start. Thanks.