On 12/09/2009, at 8:23 AM, MEM wrote:
>> 1)
>> I see a "non semantic approach" if I may call that, by using empty
>> <p>
>> tags to apply a clear property. Something like:
>>
>> <p class="clear" />
>>
>> And on the css have, something as:
>> .clear
>> {
>> clear:both;
>> }
>>
>>
>> Is this technique valuable for some specific reason(s), or
>> can we just apply "clear:both;" directly on the css paragraph parent
>> element, instead of creating new empty html tags?
> Forget something important, sorry. :s
>
> The html:
> http://www.nuvemk.com/rebelate/rebelatehome/home.html
The point of this is probably containing floats (google it). Normally
an element like this is placed after floated content but inside the
container that the developer wants to contain the floated content.
There are other ways of achieving this that don't require extra
markup. The technique you use may depend on what else is happening on
the page. Probably the simplest is setting 'overflow: auto' or
'overflow: hidden' on the containing element. This won't work if you
have content that extends beyond the container (with negative margins,
positioning, width wider than container etc.). Other options include
floating the container as well or using generated content and clearing
that. IE doesn't understand this but it doesn't matter as IE contains
floats anyway. Technique is as follows:
.clearfix:after {
content: '.';
display: block;
height: 0;
visibility: hidden;
clear: both;
}
Cheers, Tim
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