On 21/6/07 04:58, "Allan Abrahamse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> For this question please see > http://orangecountyquakers.org/quakers/index.htm. > > The first main division (a class id called "Top") starts with the header > ("About ...") and terminates with the faint blue line just above the > word "Next". > > "Top" contains two divisions, one a class called "menu left" and the > other called "menu right". These divisions are the faint yellow boxes in > the middle of the page. Each is floated, with a height set to the same > value so they have the same height. > > I have to add a dummy division, assigned to a class I call "hack", at > the bottom of the "top" division, but after the "menu left" and "menu > right" divisions. I have to do this in order to keep "menu left" and > "menu right" looking like they are inside the "top" division. Without > it, the faint blue line that terminates "top" cuts right through (but > behind) the two menus. > > (I have to use "hack" to keep a floated image inside a division too) > > The hack works but I hate it. This can't be the right way to keep a > couple of subdivisions inside a container. Can someone please tell me > the right way? You want to "auto clear" the container. http://www.positioniseverything.net/easyclearing.html http://www.ejeliot.com/blog/59 Basically floated items don't affect the height of the parent element, which means it shrinks to just the size required by the rest of its content. ______________________________________________________________________ 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/
