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Posted by Spartanicus on 12/20/49 11:37
Marc <mbradshaw@beasolutions.com> wrote:
>>>>>Are you saying you don't approve of a layout with, for example with 2
>>>>><div>s where one is floated to put it along side the other?
>>>>
>>>>It's a nasty hack, drawbacks:
>>>>
>>>>a) It was never intended to be used as such, consequently usage other
>>>>than it's intended usage is fraught with issues that many authors
>>>>struggle with.
>
>What therefore would you count as its intended use? Just to align
>images within a body of text?
Inline content flowing beside and beneath a rectangular object that is
right or left aligned.
>>>>b) The CSS float rules are preposterously complex, this has resulted in
>>>>numerous browser float bugs, resulting in even more author confusion.
>>>
>>>So what would you recommend as an alternative? Absolute/Relative
>>>Positioning? Tables?
>>
>> A proper answer to that question is too big a topic for usenet.
>
>Oh I'm sure you can try to formulate a response. I'm fairly literate in
>CSS so you don't need to explain the methodology, I'm just interested in
>your opinion as to what is the best alternative to floating <div>s.
A comprehensively answer really is far too big a topic for the
transitory medium that is usenet. I'm not aware of a web resource that
explains all of it properly.
IIRC there was an url posted here not long ago pointing to an article on
floats written by a well known Mozilla guy. Someone here may remember it
and be able to point you to it, or a trawl through the group's archive
may help (I didn't read the article, but IIRC "float" was in the title
of the group's post).
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Spartanicus
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