Re: [WSG] why do some divs shrink wrap and others don't [OT?]

2008-03-27 Thread Matthew Pennell
On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 10:30 PM, dwain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > yes, the pix were floated but the nav div was not. i ran a test. i > removed the width declaration and floated the nav div. when i check it in > ff web dev toolbar the nav div did not shrink wrap or it's contents. I just tri

Re: [WSG] why do some divs shrink wrap and others don't [OT?]

2008-03-27 Thread dwain
On 3/27/08, Matthew Pennell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 5:41 PM, dwain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > i had no width set on the nav ul or the nav div and they both went to > > 100%. the div didn't shrink wrap the div and ul. > > > That would be correct behaviour, unles

Re: [WSG] why do some divs shrink wrap and others don't [OT?]

2008-03-27 Thread Matthew Pennell
On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 5:41 PM, dwain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i had no width set on the nav ul or the nav div and they both went to > 100%. the div didn't shrink wrap the div and ul. That would be correct behaviour, unless you are saying that they were floated. -- - Matthew *

Re: [WSG] why do some divs shrink wrap and others don't [OT?]

2008-03-27 Thread dwain
On 3/27/08, Matthew Pennell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 5:07 AM, dwain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > after my experience tonight i was wondering why some divs will shrink > > wrap their contents while others don't. any takers? > > > > Block level elements such as DIV

Re: [WSG] why do some divs shrink wrap and others don't [OT?]

2008-03-27 Thread dwain
On 3/27/08, Joseph Ortenzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > is it on this page? > http://www.alforddesigngroup.com/ > > yes -- dwain alford "The artist may use any form which his expression demands; for his inner impulse must find suitable expression." Kandinsky *

Re: [WSG] why do some divs shrink wrap and others don't [OT?]

2008-03-27 Thread Matthew Pennell
On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 5:07 AM, dwain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > after my experience tonight i was wondering why some divs will shrink wrap > their contents while others don't. any takers? > Block level elements such as DIV will be 100% of the width of their parent container, unless they are

Re: [WSG] why do some divs shrink wrap and others don't [OT?]

2008-03-27 Thread Joseph Ortenzi
is it on this page? http://www.alforddesigngroup.com/ On Mar 27, 2008, at 12:47, dwain wrote: with my haslayout problem, the div around the pictures shrink wrapped while the nav div, containing a ul, and along with the ul sized to 100% of the wrapper. dwain On 3/27/08, Joe Ortenzi <[EMAI

Re: [WSG] why do some divs shrink wrap and others don't [OT?]

2008-03-27 Thread dwain
with my haslayout problem, the div around the pictures shrink wrapped while the nav div, containing a ul, and along with the ul sized to 100% of the wrapper. dwain On 3/27/08, Joe Ortenzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Please clarify dwain. > have you got two examples, one shrink-wrapping (??) the

Re: [WSG] why do some divs shrink wrap and others don't [OT?]

2008-03-27 Thread Joe Ortenzi
Please clarify dwain. have you got two examples, one shrink-wrapping (??) the other not? Do you mean one div will only be as large as the content within it and the other will retain a fixed size regardless of content? Joe On Mar 27 2008, at 05:07, dwain wrote: after my experience tonight i

[WSG] why do some divs shrink wrap and others don't [OT?]

2008-03-26 Thread dwain
after my experience tonight i was wondering why some divs will shrink wrap their contents while others don't. any takers? dwain -- dwain alford "The artist may use any form which his expression demands; for his inner impulse must find suitable expression." Kandinsky *