>>> http://www.loudjoy.com/styled_div.html
>> Option 2: add... #newest{float: left; display: inline;}
> If you have time, I'd love a brief explanation of what this is doing.
> I'm afraid I don't really understand it and I wasn't aware of
> alternatives to using clearing elements in a situation like this.
There are quite a few CSS methods for 'containing floats'[1], which is
what this is all about. Relevant articles, CSS-specs and
demos/descriptions are linked to in that page.
Short about 'float: left/right;':
A float will always expand in height to contain included floats, as long
as we don't restrict its dimensions by setting a height on it.
I base probably some 75% of all 'float containment' solutions on this
simple fact.
IE/win has a nasty bug which affects side-margins on floats - they tend
to be double the given value. The addition of 'display: inline' on the
float - which doesn't make sense at all since floats can't be 'inline' -
will cure that particular 'margin doubling on floats' bug in IE/win.
IE/win has more bugs (of course) - that also affects floats, so you may
want to study some float-constructions where workarounds for these are
demonstrated and explained in some details[2][3].
In-depth understanding of how floats work will make it possible to lay
out the most elaborate designs in a mostly cross-browser stable way.
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I only use 'position: absolute' for the odd occasion where I need to
place something in a completely different part of a page. Most other
'positioning-problems' are solved by manipulating floats around.
This is why I added the third option: a 'positioned and removed float'
to solve your original case.
regards
Georg
[1]http://www.gunlaug.no/contents/wd_example_01.html
[2]http://www.gunlaug.no/contents/wd_demo_float_01.html
[3]http://www.gunlaug.no/contents/wd_demo_float_02.html
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