We had a discussion about accommodating multi-column layouts. Search the dev list for Subject = "Discussion: Column Widgets (was: How to add a splitter to adjust the left column width by dragging it?"
-Adrian --- On Tue, 1/12/10, David E Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > From: David E Jones <[email protected]> > Subject: Screen Widget screenlet and the hard coded br class="clear" > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 10:07 PM > > I am looking into an issue with formatting using a > CSS-based multiple column layout and with screenlets in each > column. > > The problem is that in the htmlScreenMacroLibrary.ftl file > there is a hard-coded clear on line 148: > > <br class="clear" /> > > With most browsers these clears are no context-sensitive, > they clear ALL floats. This means that it messes up the > multi-column formatting. > > Would anyone be too disappointed if we removed this, and if > you need a clear below your screenlet then just use a > container element after the screenlet element in your screen > definition? > > Also, does anyone know the reason this was put there in the > first place? > > Can anyone think of any issues removing this might cause? > > -David > > >
