Re: [css-d] clear content after non-floating items?

2013-03-05 Thread Laura Valentino
Yes, thanks! (why didn't I think of that...) Laura Take that height: 2em; off of .mainmenu and it will be able to grow to what it needs to when items wrap. -Tim __ css-discuss [css-d@lists.css-discuss.org]

Re: [css-d] clear content after non-floating items?

2013-03-05 Thread Laura Valentino
Sorry...I see Tom also noticed that, credit where credit is due :) Laura On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 12:54 PM, Laura Valentino la...@vidmot.com wrote: Yes, thanks! (why didn't I think of that...) Laura Take that height: 2em; off of .mainmenu and it will be able to grow to what it needs to

[css-d] Can You Do This?

2013-03-05 Thread David
Hello, Files is here: http://www.linkhomes2000.co.uk/main/calculators/linkmortgagecalcstart_005.php. Am I trying to do something, which can't be done? I'm trying to float the tables td's into place. As can be seen (please ignore borders, only for physical reference) this is not working. From

Re: [css-d] Can You Do This?

2013-03-05 Thread Barney Carroll
float only works on block display elements, whereas table cells display as table-cell by default. Table cells will naturally appear in a row without needing float. However, what you're doing is forcing float, such that the table cells implicitly become block display elements and lose their table

Re: [css-d] Can You Do This?

2013-03-05 Thread Laura Valentino
Is it because the width of the 3 td's add up to greater than 100%? I've never heard of floating table cells - not sure why you'd need to. Laura On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 1:38 PM, Barney Carroll barney.carr...@gmail.comwrote: float only works on block display elements, whereas table cells display

Re: [css-d] Can You Do This?

2013-03-05 Thread David
Hello, Thank you to all who replied; to my question. Firstly, can someone please inform me how replies are made, do you leave previous conversations, if so; top-reply; or bottom-reply? Barney Carroll Wrote : I'm sure what you're trying to do can be done, but float the tables td's into place

Re: [css-d] Can You Do This?

2013-03-05 Thread Tom Livingston
On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 9:15 AM, David grovesda...@linkhomes2000.co.ukwrote: Hello, Thank you to all who replied; to my question. Firstly, can someone please inform me how replies are made, do you leave previous conversations, if so; top-reply; or bottom-reply? Barney Carroll Wrote : I'm

Re: [css-d] Can You Do This?

2013-03-05 Thread Barney Carroll
On 5 March 2013 14:15, David grovesda...@linkhomes2000.co.uk wrote: Hello, Thank you to all who replied; to my question. Firstly, can someone please inform me how replies are made, do you leave previous conversations, if so; top-reply; or bottom-reply? I think the advised convention is to

Re: [css-d] Can You Do This?

2013-03-05 Thread Tim Arnold
On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 9:15 AM, David grovesda...@linkhomes2000.co.uk wrote: Hello, Thank you to all who replied; to my question. Firstly, can someone please inform me how replies are made, do you leave previous conversations, if so; top-reply; or bottom-reply? The list admin(s) will scowl

Re: [css-d] Can You Do This?

2013-03-05 Thread Hahnel, Fred (DET-MRM)
Personally, I hate the bottom postinga waste of time to scroll through sometimes many lines before I get to read a one or two line response -Fred Hahnel -Original Message- From: css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org [mailto:css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org] On Behalf Of Barney

Re: [css-d] Can You Do This?

2013-03-05 Thread Halcyon
On Mar 5, 2013, at 12:00 PM, Hahnel, Fred (DET-MRM) wrote: Personally, I hate the bottom postinga waste of time to scroll through sometimes many lines before I get to read a one or two line response -Fred Hahnel So Fred, to make your point you decided to top post and not trim your

Re: [css-d] Can You Do This?

2013-03-05 Thread Philippe Wittenbergh
Le 5 mars 2013 à 22:44, Laura Valentino la...@vidmot.com a écrit : I've never heard of floating table cells - not sure why you'd need to. I've had to do that once, to try to beat some sense in an old-school table-based layout. Luckily it is not online anymore, since replaced by more sensible

Re: [css-d] Can You Do This?

2013-03-05 Thread David Hucklesby
Re: http://www.linkhomes2000.co.uk/main/calculators/linkmortgagecalcstart_005.php On 3/5/13 6:15 AM, David Groves wrote: Barney Carroll Wrote : I'm sure what you're trying to do can be done, but float the tables td's into place is vague, in that we don't know what the intent of 'into place'