Ar 13/06/10 02:46, ysgrifennodd Thierry Koblentz : > I believe the offset of relatively positioned elements is done in regard to > their position in the normal flow, *not* in relation to a ancestor. They are > *very* different from absolutely positioned elements. They can overlap > surrounding boxes but do not disturb the flow, >
Yes. My bad. You're right and I didn't clarify that properly. Thanks. > > >> Normally, you would not expect to see both left and right specified: >> rather you would expect to see, say, left and top. >> > It is possible to "size" absolutely positioned boxes via these values. For > example left:10px;right:10px; will make the box stretch 10px from the left > edge to 10px from the right edge of the parent that creates a positioning > context. > Ah! I wondered if that was the case, but had never seen it done so didn't mention it. Thanks again. I always have my heart in my mouth when answering anything on here. You lot are so knowledgeable you're not going to miss a thing! Still, it means that I learn something, as will as (hopefully) the person I'm replying to. a win-win, really, as they say. Cheers Peter -- http://www.peredur.net ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [[email protected]] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
