[css-d] tableless forms

2006-02-10 Thread Michiel van der Blonk
For long I have been looking for the easiest way to create forms without tables. I found several methods: - floating - position:absolute - display:inline-block & display:-moz-inline-box All come with their own caveats and problems. The floating is usually considered the "best". However, it's n

Re: [css-d] tableless forms

2006-02-10 Thread anathema
> > I know that it works. I just would like to know why this works. I am > also very much open to alternative ways to create tableless forms. > until a few weeks ago I had never found a form generator that was worthy of being accessible and standards compliant. Then I found this - http://www.fo

Re: [css-d] tableless forms

2006-02-10 Thread Ingo Chao
Michiel van der Blonk wrote: > For long I have been looking for the easiest way to create forms > without tables. I found several methods: > - floating > - position:absolute > - display:inline-block & display:-moz-inline-box > > All come with their own caveats and problems. The floating is usua

Re: [css-d] tableless forms

2006-02-10 Thread Ingo Chao
I wrote: > Because of the margin-bottom of 1em, the label is taller than the > input. Apply a background color to see. Sorry, a background color does not make it easier to see. Use the Firefox web developer extension or the FxDomInspector to outline these elements. Second, I forgot: On your test

Re: [css-d] tableless forms

2006-02-10 Thread Michiel van der Blonk
Paul Kahl wrote: > You don't really need to float the labels or inputs. > > With no CSS at all, this form lays itself out: > > > > Test: type="text" id="input1" /> > Test: type="text" id="input2" /> > > > > > That's very funny,

Re: [css-d] tableless forms

2006-02-10 Thread Christian Montoya
On 2/10/06, Michiel van der Blonk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The problem is usually that even if I give the label a width, it is not > used by the browser, since it is inline, so it has to be made floating. > Then when resizing the font the floating elements start shifting, and > everything messe

Re: [css-d] tableless forms

2006-02-10 Thread Jan Brasna
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Re: [css-d] tableless forms

2006-02-13 Thread Michiel van der Blonk
Excellent post! Thanks. I updated the article and linked to your site. Michiel Ingo Chao wrote: > Michiel van der Blonk wrote: > >> For long I have been looking for the easiest way to create forms >> without tables. I found several methods: >> - floating >> - position:absolute >> - display: