> from what i've read it is my understanding that absolute positioning will > position an element absolutely based upon the nearest positioned element. so > if i have an absolute position in my code that is directly under a > relatively positioned element it should place it in relation to that object > rather than at the top of the page correct? this is a confusing issue to me > for some reason
Not to the nearest positioned element, it'll position it relative to the nearest positioned -ancestor-. So if it's parent element is positioned, it'll position relative to that. If it's great-grandparent is positioned, and its grandparent and parent aren't, it'll position relative to the great-grandparent. If none of its ancestors are positioned, it'll position relative to the root (html) element. ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7 information -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
