Thanks for the clarification!
Elli V
--- Gunlaug Sørtun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Elli Vizcaino wrote:
> > I was just wondering if this syntax is correct:
> >
> > #content {position: relative;
> > float: left;
> > width: 954px;
> > border-top: 1px solid #162581;}
>
> That's a perfectly fine way to solve the problem at
> hand.
>
>
> You're simply doing several, separate, things
> with/on the same element,
> and the properties/values you have used do *not*
> exclude each other.
>
> - containment of floats - 'float: left'.
> Floats will expand to contain floating children
> in accordance with
> rules for 'block formatting context'[1].
>
> - positioning of container - 'float: left'.
> Floats do position themselves in accordance with
> float rules[2].
>
> - establishing a relationship for absolute
> positioned child -
> 'position: relative'.
> Relative positioning[3] can be used to offset
> elements - even
> floating ones, and/or to establish a relationship -
> a base - for A:P
> children.
>
>
> There are other ways to achieve the same, but they
> are no better than
> the solution you have now, IMO.
>
> regards
> Georg
>
> [1]http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/visuren.html#q15
> [2]http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/visuren.html#floats
>
[3]http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/visuren.html#relative-positioning
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