> > Roger Roelofs wrote: > > As Zoe said, you need a new 'block formatting context' All of the > > following will do that > > > > float: left; > > position: absolute; > > display: table; > > > > But, all of these cause the container to 'shrink-wrap' Floating > > .inside seems the most typical approach, but other approaches may be > > better in your circumstances. There are always trade-offs...
> Aditionally: > > * display:inline-block (not Gecko) > * the overflow property (other than visible, the default). > * display:table-cell (weak in Safari) > > Each have strengths and weaknesses. > > for IE win, you can also use 'hasLayout' winIE property (setting a > width/height on the container). Thanks, that's exactly the information I needed. I didn't know what constituted a "new block formatting context", which makes it hard to do that. I wish there was an option "block-format: new;" or something. O:-) Roger - I agree, it seems my inside div is my best bet from what you both say. I need that outside content div just right for the other divs I show/hide, and getting *that* layout working in different browsers was fun... Yeah, "fun"... [PS: thanks Georg!] Philippe - the browser check for the properties you gave will come in handy and hopefully I'll be able to find one that displays well in them all. Fortunately I must have already triggered haslayout for IE, since it's displaying just fine. Whew. Many thanks again, cj ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
