CJ Larson wrote:
Wouldn't you be able to have { display: inline; clear: both; } instead
of floating them?
It is certainly possible to inline them, but floating can carry some
important advantages, particularly if you are floating links. In
that case, floating makes the items block display, which, in turn,
makes the entire block area clickable. Inline elements allow
clicking only on the text. There are other difference, as well.
Inline elements cannot have an explicit width or height and therefore
also cannot accept margins. Sometimes those are desirable features,
and sometimes it doesn't matter so much.
Incidentally, if they are not floated, the clear is irrelevant unless
there are preceding floats. The ability to clear can be another
advantage or disadvantage of floating, depending on the layout.
HTH,
--
-Adam Kuehn
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