On Jun 15, 2006, at 1:44 PM, Brendan Grossman wrote:
> Is it possible to have floating divs side-by-side without the width
> specified or with just one set explicitly?
>
> For example I have two columns...
>
> Left hand side I want to set explicity, ie. 15em
>
> Right hand side, I want it to fill up the remaining area of the page.
>
> However when doing this, the right drops below the left div.
>
> Here's sample code I'm using...
>
> #left {
> float: left;
> width: 15em;
> }
>
> #right {
> float: left;
> }
>
> <div id="left"></div>
> <div id="right"></div> <!-- drops below left div -->
That is problematic.
What is the content in <div id="right"> ?
when no width is specified, the width of that div *may* shrink wrap
to the width of the content. Or *may* expand to the full width of the
parent box. Depending on the contents
And not all UA will work the same.
This is a nice technique to achieve, what I think is what you try to do:
<http://www.alistapart.com/articles/negativemargins/>
Philippe
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Philippe Wittenbergh
<http://emps.l-c-n.com>
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