[css-d] Using display: inline; for navigation lists

2006-01-26 Thread Matt Dawson
Hello all - I'm a complete CSS novice, with only about ten months HTML experience (all learned from helping with a table-based redesign of my company's website) and only one month of self study in xhtml, css, and standards-based coding. So, you know, take pity on me and stuff. On a couple sites

Re: [css-d] Using display: inline; for navigation lists

2006-01-26 Thread cj
from what i understand, one newbie to another, is that you can *either* float or display, but both don't happen at the same time (unless you consult with IE). if you float, it means that display is effectively ignored by standards-comliant browsers. floating means that the li no longer has a

Re: [css-d] Using display: inline; for navigation lists

2006-01-26 Thread Adam Kuehn
cj wrote: from what i understand, one newbie to another, is that you can *either* float or display, but both don't happen at the same time (unless you consult with IE). if you float, it means that display is effectively ignored by standards-comliant browsers. Well, almost. When an element is

Re: [css-d] Using display: inline; for navigation lists

2006-01-26 Thread Chris Ovenden
On 1/26/06, Matt Dawson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's the benefit of displaying the list as inline if floating each li element left within the containing block could accomplish the same effect? Are there any examples where you *have* to use the display: inline rule to acheive the intended

Re: [css-d] Using display: inline; for navigation lists

2006-01-26 Thread Philippe Wittenbergh
On 27 Jan 2006, at 7:36 am, Adam Kuehn wrote: from what i understand, one newbie to another, is that you can *either* float or display, but both don't happen at the same time (unless you consult with IE). if you float, it means that display is effectively ignored by standards-comliant