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


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