On 25/4/05 5:26 PM, "russ - maxdesign" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The biggest drawback of absolute positioning is that it is removed from the
> normal flow of the document. This means that any other content below will
> ignore the absolutely positioned content. For example, a footer may slide up
> under and be obscured by two absolutely positioned containers.
This is good to know.
>
> Can I suggest two other options:
>
> 1. a float left and a normal flow right column with left margin to give the
> illusion of columns (this should work well but will show the dreaded 3 pixel
> jog where the left column content butts against the right column content.
>
> 2. float both columns - without seeing your particular circumstances, this
> is my preferred method as it immediately solves the three pixel jog issue.
At the moment, I just talking hypothetically -- I'm trying to get a better
understanding of how web standards work.
In my email, I was originally going to have a third option of floating both
columns, but when I tested it in Safari the columns sat on top of one
another instead of side-by-side. What is wrong with my CSS? This is what I
tried:
#right {
float: right
right: 10px;
width: 45%;
border: 1px solid black;
}
#left {
float: left;
left: 10px;
width: 45%;
border: 1px solid red;
}
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