Posted by David Dorward on 07/29/06 08:53

(Follow-ups set)

bulwark_jrm@hotmail.com wrote:

> <label style="position:absolute;left=100;top:100;z-index:1;">Test

You have three syntax errors in that line alone.
http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/
http://diveintomark.org/archives/2003/05/05/why_we_wont_help_you

> Essentially, another programmer was able to arrange a lot of search
> options into a single dialog box by positioning the descriptive label
> behind the textbox instead of beside it.

The usual (and horribly hackish) way to achieve that is to use the value of
the field to act as the label and fiddle with it using JavaScript when the
user enters or deletes things from the field.

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