Re: [css-d] XHTML 1.0 Strict and absolute positioning

Bill Brown wrote: > While on some level, I was aware that these two things refer to > different mechanisms, I'm also of the understanding that they are > intrinsically linked, even if only because IE's quirks mode switch is > contingent on the doctype. All browsers have a "doctype switch" - un

Re: [css-d] XHTML 1.0 Strict and absolute positioning

Gunlaug Sørtun wrote: > Makes sense, but you're confusing "Transitional" vs. "Strict" doctypes > with browsers' layout modes. > > See "doctypes and layout modes... > > ...and notice that there are only two modes - "quirk" and "standar

Re: [css-d] XHTML 1.0 Strict and absolute positioning

Bill Brown wrote: > To be honest, I'm surprised it worked at all in the Transitional > doctype. I don't use the transitional model simply because I find it > too unpredictable. You'll find others on here who use it exclusively. > Presumably because it creates results more in tune with /their/ >

Re: [css-d] XHTML 1.0 Strict and absolute positioning

Hi You need to specify the units. 5px or 5em, but just '5' won't do it :) Patrick On 8 Jun 2008, at 16:16, Thane Sherrington wrote: > I noticed that if I use the following code: > > > #RightGraphic{ > position: absolute; > top: 5; > right: 5; > } > > > id="Righ

Re: [css-d] XHTML 1.0 Strict and absolute positioning

Thane Sherrington wrote: > I noticed that if I use the following code: > > > #RightGraphic{ > position: absolute; > top: 5; > right: 5; > } > > > id="RightGraphic" width="69" height="82" border="0" /> > > with , > then it image goes to the far right as expect, but

Re: [css-d] XHTML 1.0 Strict and absolute positioning

Thane Sherrington wrote: > > #RightGraphic{ > position: absolute; > top: 5; > right: 5; > } > [snip] > It moves back to the left. Changing the top and right to 5% makes it > work fine. Is this a feature of the strict setting, or is it > something else I don't com

[css-d] XHTML 1.0 Strict and absolute positioning

I noticed that if I use the following code: #RightGraphic{ position: absolute; top: 5; right: 5; } with , then it image goes to the far right as expect, but when I switch to: http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd> It moves back to the lef