Dave Goodchild wrote: > An absolutely positioned element will be positioned relative to its nearest > positioned parent (ie I tend to use a wrapper div with position: relative if > I am going to use absolutely positioned elements, but as I learn more I am > beginning to understand that floated layouts are much more flexible and in > line with the fluid medium we call the web. Am I right guys? >
Yes. :-) Even fixed width layouts should employ floats, not absolute positioning, to avoid the possibilities of overlaps. Only *really* simple layouts can use absolute positioning safely. Zoe -- Zoe M. Gillenwater Design Services Manager UNC Highway Safety Research Center http://www.hsrc.unc.edu ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
