RE: Subject: DIVs and horizontal scroll -- WAS: RE: [WSG] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment

2005-05-27 Thread Chris Taylor
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gunlaug Sørtun Sent: 26 May 2005 17:46 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: Subject: DIVs and horizontal scroll -- WAS: RE: [WSG] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment Chris Taylor wrote: I'm trying to get a very wide table to appear inside a DIV

Re: [WSG] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment too

2005-05-26 Thread Ingo Chao
While I was zooming the text-size in FF, I saw that one line of text partly overlaps the red float. http://www.satzansatz.de/cssd/tmp/lineinfloat.html looks like the real browsers have some float bugs too. FFnightly20050525 WinXPSP2. Can this be confirmed on a Mac build? If this is a bug,

Re: [WSG] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment too

2005-05-26 Thread Rowan Lewis
Interesting, Confirmed on Windows 2000, FFN 20050521. I'll have a play with your example and see if I can't work out the details. On 5/26/05, Ingo Chao [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While I was zooming the text-size in FF, I saw that one line of text partly overlaps the red float.

Re: [WSG] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment too

2005-05-26 Thread Prabhath Sirisena
Yes, it's there on many older builds too. (Windows 2000, FFN 20050511). Prabhath http://nidahas.com On 5/26/05, Rowan Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting, Confirmed on Windows 2000, FFN 20050521. I'll have a play with your example and see if I can't work out the details. On

Re: [WSG] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment too

2005-05-26 Thread Rowan Lewis
I think most of the builds from this month are using a build of 'gecko' from the beginning of the month (20050507). This is the same one as the Deer Park Alpha 1. On 5/26/05, Prabhath Sirisena [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, it's there on many older builds too. (Windows 2000, FFN 20050511).

RE: [WSG] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment

2005-05-26 Thread Scott Reston
] On Behalf Of Ingo Chao Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 4:56 PM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment Scott Reston schrieb: ... If I wrap the divs in one big div, I still see the same issue. The thing I'm most interested in, though, is the WHY

RE: [WSG] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment

2005-05-26 Thread Chris Taylor
Hi, I'm trying to get a very wide table to appear inside a DIV and scroll horizontally, but not vertically. Take a look at http://www.egton.net/yearview/index.html to see what I mean. What I would like is for the calendar table to be horizontally scrollable inside Tapes due in - Year View DIV.

Subject: DIVs and horizontal scroll -- WAS: RE: [WSG] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment

2005-05-26 Thread Chris Taylor
Hi, Posted this with an incorrect subject first time, sorry about that. The end of the week looms and my brain is starting to shut down. I'm trying to get a very wide table to appear inside a DIV and scroll horizontally, but not vertically. Take a look at http://www.egton.net/yearview/index.html

Re: Subject: DIVs and horizontal scroll -- WAS: RE: [WSG] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment

2005-05-26 Thread Parker Torrence
Have you tried .databox { padding: 0.5em; overflow: auto; } Parker ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting

Re: Subject: DIVs and horizontal scroll -- WAS: RE: [WSG] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment

2005-05-26 Thread Roberto Gorjão
Hi Chris, Here's what you need: #pane2 { position:relative; height:auto; background-color: #FF; margin: 0 1em 0 1em; border: 1px solid #404040; overflow:auto; } Hope that is useful! Roberto Chris Taylor wrote: Hi, Posted this with an incorrect subject first time, sorry about that.

Re: Subject: DIVs and horizontal scroll -- WAS: RE: [WSG] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment

2005-05-26 Thread Roberto Gorjão
So sorry about the receipt request! Please appologise for the inconvenience. It was my first post here... I've turned it off! Roberto Chris Taylor wrote: Hi, Posted this with an incorrect subject first time, sorry about that. The end of the week looms and my brain is starting to shut down.

Re: [WSG] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment too

2005-05-26 Thread Thierry Koblentz
Ingo Chao wrote: While I was zooming the text-size in FF, I saw that one line of text partly overlaps the red float. http://www.satzansatz.de/cssd/tmp/lineinfloat.html looks like the real browsers have some float bugs too. FFnightly20050525 WinXPSP2. Can this be confirmed on a Mac build? If

Re: Subject: DIVs and horizontal scroll -- WAS: RE: [WSG] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment

2005-05-26 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Chris Taylor wrote: I'm trying to get a very wide table to appear inside a DIV and scroll horizontally, but not vertically. Take a look at http://www.egton.net/yearview/index.html to see what I mean. What I would like is for the calendar table to be horizontally scrollable inside Tapes due

[WSG] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment

2005-05-25 Thread Scott Reston
I've created a pared down example to illustrate a problem I'm having with floats. My confusion suggests that I'm missing some basic concept of how floats behave and I'm finding it frustrating... http://www.capstrat.com/development/test-float.html In this example, all code is wrapped with a

RE: [WSG] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment

2005-05-25 Thread Ricci Angela
pullquote div. Cheers! Angela -Message d'origine- De : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] la part de Scott Reston Envoyé : mercredi 25 mai 2005 16:51 À : wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Objet : [WSG] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment I've created a pared down example

RE: [WSG] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment

2005-05-25 Thread Ricci Angela
] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment I've created a pared down example to illustrate a problem I'm having with floats. My confusion suggests that I'm missing some basic concept of how floats behave and I'm finding it frustrating... http://www.capstrat.com/development/test-float.html

Re: [WSG] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment

2005-05-25 Thread Thierry Koblentz
Scott Reston wrote: In Firefox, the pullquote drops within the content to clear the first sidebar. Why? Put your 2 sidebar (do not float them anymore) into a container that you float right, and give it a width (pullquote needs a width too). That should do it. Thierry |

Re: [WSG] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment

2005-05-25 Thread Thierry Koblentz
Thierry Koblentz wrote: Put your 2 sidebar (do not float them anymore) into a container that you float right, and give it a width (pullquote needs a width too). Of course, I meant the content of your sidebar DIVs not the whole DIVs. So you're adding one DIV but remove 2. Thierry |

Re: [WSG] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment

2005-05-25 Thread David Laakso
On Wed, 25 May 2005 10:51:14 -0400, Scott Reston [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've created a pared down example to illustrate a problem I'm having with floats. My confusion suggests that I'm missing some basic concept of how floats behave and I'm finding it frustrating...

Re: [WSG] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment

2005-05-25 Thread Bruce
PM Subject: Re: [WSG] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment On Wed, 25 May 2005 10:51:14 -0400, Scott Reston [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've created a pared down example to illustrate a problem I'm having with floats. My confusion suggests that I'm missing some basic concept

RE: [WSG] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment

2005-05-25 Thread Scott Reston
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ricci Angela Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 11:13 AM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: RE: [WSG] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment Hi, Scott You have to put your quote before all like : div class

Re: [WSG] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment

2005-05-25 Thread Thierry Koblentz
Scott Reston wrote: sidebars will likely be separate cross-sells. If I wrap the divs in one big div, I still see the same issue. Are you sure? I just tried it and it seems to work just fine. The thing I'm most interested in, though, is the WHY? I want to Did you check the BugZilla database?

Re: [WSG] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment

2005-05-25 Thread David Laakso
On Wed, 25 May 2005 10:51:14 -0400, Scott Reston [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've created a pared down example to illustrate a problem I'm having with floats. My confusion suggests that I'm missing some basic concept of how floats behave and I'm finding it frustrating...

Re: [WSG] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment

2005-05-25 Thread Ingo Chao
Scott Reston schrieb: ... If I wrap the divs in one big div, I still see the same issue. The thing I'm most interested in, though, is the WHY? I want to understand the rule that I've run afoul of so that I can avoid it in the future. I'm not getting 'float drop' caused by a too-wide element

Re: [WSG] the mysteries of float - i seek enlightenment

2005-05-25 Thread Thierry Koblentz
Ingo Chao wrote: This is float Rule 5: A floating element's top may not be higher than the top of any earlier floating or block level element. I knew how to fix the issue, but I was missing the big picture. So thanks for that piece of information Thierry | http://www.TJKDesign.com