Reese wrote: > I'm faced with an issue I worked around once before, it presents > again with a new face so I'd like to find an ultimate cure, not > make do with the cheesy work-around. > > I need a div container with div-class items that auto-fill left > or right. Such that: > Item1 seeks top-left position(possibly unique ID but this should > be a source code issue - if it's at the top of the stack then it > is at the top of the stack), > Item2 fills a right position only if the left is non-empty, > Item3 fills a right position only if the left is non-empty, > Item4 fills a right position only if the left is non-empty, etc. > > The goal is left-to right recursive, in rows. > > Below, a crude ascii graphic. I've been through the CSS so many > times and changed so many things, I'm getting lost and I'd like > to start over. What can I do, to make "item" elements auto-fill > in rows starting from top-left? > > Reese > > --------------------------------------------------------------/ > |Logo | Header content area / > |Area | / > |-------------------------------------------------------------/ > |Left | ----------------------- ------------------------- / > |Nav | | Item 1 || Item 2 |/ > |Menu | | || |/ > |Item | | || |/ > |Area | | || |/ > | | | || |/ > | | | || |/ > | | ----------------------- -------------------------|/ > | | | Item3 || Item 4 |/ > | | | || |/ > | | | || |/ > | | | || |/ > | | | || |/ > | | | || |/ > | | ----------------------- -------------------------|/ > | | | Item 5 || Item 6 |/ > | | | || |/ > | | | || |/ > | | | || |/ > | | | || |/ > ctrl^v
Have you tried using a <ul> to contain each Item as an <li>, and assigning definite dimensions to the <li>s and floating them left, or assigning display:inline to the <li>s? With each Item/<li> in either case, they will flow like that. Starting with that in mind, you could take it further, and I'm thinking that what you want is a bit more complicated, and I've oversimplified or not understood what you're asking. I apologize for that if I have done that. -HP ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
