Re: [css-d] clearing a float without using a float

2006-01-03 Thread Zoe M. Gillenwater
Hi CJ, CJ Larson wrote: >Thanks, that's exactly the information I needed. I didn't know what >constituted a "new block formatting context", which makes it hard to do >that. > This is where the specs come in. Believe it or not, they're not as hard to read as many make them out to be, and the

Re: [css-d] clearing a float without using a float

2005-12-22 Thread CJ Larson
> > Roger Roelofs wrote: > > As Zoe said, you need a new 'block formatting context' All of the > > following will do that > > > > float: left; > > position: absolute; > > display: table; > > > > But, all of these cause the container to 'shrink-wrap' Floating > > .inside seems the most typical app

Re: [css-d] clearing a float without using a float

2005-12-21 Thread Philippe Wittenbergh
On 22 Dec 2005, at 10:08 am, Roger Roelofs wrote: > As Zoe said, you need a new 'block formatting context' All of the > following will do that > > float: left; > position: absolute; > display: table; > > But, all of these cause the container to 'shrink-wrap' Floating > .inside seems the most ty

Re: [css-d] clearing a float without using a float

2005-12-21 Thread Roger Roelofs
CJ, On Dec 21, 2005, at 1:10 PM, CJ Larson wrote: > In one of my site layouts, I have the navigation floated to the left > and > gave the content area a margin-left to give the float room to breathe. > On my content area, I have tags clearing left by default since I > float several things on va