On 24/05/06, richard hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I would like to create a division for content on a web page, where one
> side
> of the division box is always a fixed set of pixels from the left (so it
> won't cover the menu which is a set number of pixels), and I would like it
> to cover about 80% of the remainder of the page, so it would be fixed on
> one
> side and relative on the other, but I can't get this to work.
>
> I tried
>
> #content {
> position:absolute;
> left:213px;
> width:80%;
> top:7px;
> height:272px;
> }
>
> But it didn't seem to work in any browsers/OS I tested with
>
>
> .... Thanks ... Richard
An absolutely positioned element will be positioned relative to its nearest
positioned parent (ie I tend to use a wrapper div with position: relative if
I am going to use absolutely positioned elements, but as I learn more I am
beginning to understand that floated layouts are much more flexible and in
line with the fluid medium we call the web. Am I right guys?
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