Michael Landis wrote: > On 7/6/06, Rick Pasotto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> <http://charlottetoastmasters.info/leaders2.php> >> >> These are nested DLs. (I'm using DLs because there is a possibility of >> additional info for each governor -- phone, quote, picture, etc.) >> >> As far as I can see the code for the two sections is identical yet the >> first has additional white space above the inner DL. Why? >> > > Hi, Rick, > > Because each div within the lists have "clear:both", they are clearing > the left navigation. > > The reason this is happening is that clearing impacts everything > within the same block formatting context.[1] So as long as the stuff > inside content area is in the same context as the floated element, the > float will be impacted by any clearing done there.[2] >
Rick, I just wrote a free article for Community MX that covers the block formatting context: http://www.communitymx.com/content/article.cfm?cid=6BC9D Zoe -- Zoe M. Gillenwater Design Services Manager UNC Highway Safety Research Center http://www.hsrc.unc.edu ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
