Rick Faircloth wrote:
> @David...
>
> Hi, David...
>
> I took a quick glance at the css you recommended for Nouhad,
> and I have a question.
>
> I noticed that you specified a float:left for all three
> boxes (#box-1, #box-2, #box-3), then you gave #box-2 the attribute,
> "position:absolute", and then #box-3, "float:right".
>
> I've just been working with CSS more for a couple of months
> now, so I'm wondering why use "float:left; position:absolute; left:276px;"
> on #box-2?
>
> Are you trying to avoid using margins, and, consequently, the IE6
> "margin-doubled bug"?
>
> My first instinct would have been to just give boxes one and two float:left
> and that would cause all three boxes to line up, however, I would have had to 
> use
> margins to space the boxes.
>
> Just wondering about the reasoning behind your approach.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rick
>
>   

<http://www.chelseacreekstudio.com/ca/cssd/boxes.html>


Floating the boxes and separating them with margins is an alternative 
way to do it. The sometimes difficulty with floats is in centering them 
horizontally within a parent block.
Best,
~dL

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