Re: [css-d] width issue

2009-09-26 Thread Alan Gresley
Philippe Wittenbergh wrote: > On Sep 26, 2009, at 11:00 PM, Alan Gresley wrote: > >>> ( I would imagine 'fieldset' in B to be a block level element just >>> like 'p' in A, and 'span' in both A and B is inline element - but I >>> don't see why in A it works but in B it doesn't ) >> >> Hello, >> >>

Re: [css-d] width issue

2009-09-26 Thread Philippe Wittenbergh
On Sep 26, 2009, at 11:00 PM, Alan Gresley wrote: >> ( I would imagine 'fieldset' in B to be a block level element just >> like 'p' in A, and 'span' in both A and B is inline element - but I >> don't see why in A it works but in B it doesn't ) > > > Hello, > > You can not give a width to a if it

[css-d] width issue

2009-09-26 Thread MOHAMMED NASEER
can someone tell me, a newbie, why in code (A) the 'width' works, but in code (B) it doesn't : (A) : #subForm .label { float: left; width: 230px; /* <-- WORKS */ margin-right: 10px; text-align: right; font-weight: bold; clear: left; } #na

Re: [css-d] width issue

2009-09-26 Thread HallMarc Websites
Just add display:inline; to your declaration and that should help clear your bulge; as Tim said floats automatically become block elements unless you set them otherwise. Thank you, Marc Hall HallMarc Websites 610.446.3346 __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signa

Re: [css-d] width issue

2009-09-26 Thread MOHAMMED NASEER
thanks 4 ur reply but if u could explain to me why in (A) it's applied to a 'span' just like in (B), yet it works - the only difference is that in (B) I've replaced the 'p' tag with a 'fieldset'. I have tried before using 'display: block', causes the radio buttons to display on a different l

Re: [css-d] width issue

2009-09-26 Thread Tim Climis
On Saturday, September 26, 2009 10:25:11 am MOHAMMED NASEER wrote: > thanks 4 ur reply but if u could explain to me why in (A) it's > applied to a 'span' just like in (B), yet it works - the only > difference is that in (B) I've replaced the 'p' tag with a 'fieldset'. That's not the only differen

Re: [css-d] width issue

2009-09-26 Thread Jukka K. Korpela
MOHAMMED NASEER wrote: > can someone tell me, a newbie, why in code (A) the 'width' works, but > in code (B) it doesn't : It would be much easier to study the issue if you had posted URLs instead of code fragments. For one thing, nasty things may happen to HTML markup when posted to Usenet (e

Re: [css-d] width issue

2009-09-26 Thread Alan Gresley
MOHAMMED NASEER wrote: > can someone tell me, a newbie, why in code (A) the 'width' works, but > in code (B) it doesn't : [...] > fieldset { >clear: left; >border:0; >margin-top: 10px; > } > .first_label { >width: 230px; /* > <--

Re: [css-d] Width issue in IE7 with with some divs

2006-11-28 Thread Elliot McNulty
I just figured out that the way to overcome a div ignoring width"100% in IE7 is to set the mid-width: 100%; :) On 11/28/06, Elliot McNulty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > > I have a site that I am working on, and there are a couple divs that will > not respect width of 100%. They are the

[css-d] Width issue in IE7 with with some divs

2006-11-28 Thread Elliot McNulty
Hello, I have a site that I am working on, and there are a couple divs that will not respect width of 100%. They are the #header, abd .topnav, just to mention a couple. I have a conditional that works for a stylesheet for IE7, and IE6. Camino, Safari, IE6 and Firefox all seem to work fine, but not

Re: [css-d] Width issue in IE

2005-06-17 Thread David Laakso
On Fri, 17 Jun 2005 12:01:48 -0400, Lincoln Dunn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm looking for an assist on my novice-esque foray into building using CSS, rather than good ol' reliable tables. (And yes, I know I cheated by using a table for the three column layout. Sue me. :) http://leaponthewe

Re: [css-d] Width issue in IE

2005-06-17 Thread David Laakso
On Fri, 17 Jun 2005 12:01:48 -0400, Lincoln Dunn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm looking for an assist on my novice-esque foray into building using CSS, rather than good ol' reliable tables. (And yes, I know I cheated by using a table for the three column layout. Sue me. :) http://leaponthewe

[css-d] Width issue in IE

2005-06-17 Thread Lincoln Dunn
I'm looking for an assist on my novice-esque foray into building using CSS, rather than good ol' reliable tables. (And yes, I know I cheated by using a table for the three column layout. Sue me. :) http://leapontheweb.com/rrvsc/ I still have a few changes to make in my structure, but the issue I