Hi Alan,

> Alan Gresley wrote:
> 
> > .floatL {
> >    float:left;
> >    margin: 0 1 em 1em;
> >    padding: 0.25em;
> >    display: block;
> > }
> 
> 
> I should remind myself. Floating an element causes it to display as a
> block. Also width and margin values are used.

Yes, floats get computed as display:block, but also images are not inline
elements they are *replaced elements* hence they can get all the styling
(margin, padding, width/height).


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Regards,
Thierry
www.tjkdesign.com | www.ez-css.org | @thierrykoblentz




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