Position absolute plus float

[KiwiBrian]

What would be the behaviour and characteristics of a div that was both
positioned absolute, and floated?
Are they contradictory or complementary regarding how the div is perceived
by other content?
Is it a valid or stupid thing to do?

Brian Tozer

[Evertjan.]

Re: Position absolute plus float

KiwiBrian wrote on 27 feb 2005 in
comp.infosystem s.www.authoring.stylesheets:
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> What would be the behaviour and characteristics of a div that was both
> positioned absolute, and floated?[/color]

Did you test it?
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> Are they contradictory or complementary regarding how the div is
> perceived by other content?[/color]

Contradictorily
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> Is it a valid or stupid thing to do?[/color]

not valid ...........


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[Steve Pugh]

Re: Position absolute plus float

"KiwiBrian" <briantoz@ihug. co.nz> wrote:
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>What would be the behaviour and characteristics of a div that was both
>positioned absolute, and floated?[/color]

The CSS spec has a section entitled
"Relationsh ips between 'display', 'position', and 'float'"

http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/visuren.html#dis-pos-flo

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>Are they contradictory or complementary regarding how the div is perceived
>by other content?[/color]

Contradictory in that the absolute positioning means that the value of
the float property is always 'none' regardless of what you write in
your CSS.
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>Is it a valid or stupid thing to do?[/color]

Both.
There's nothing stopping you applying both position: absolute and
float to an element so it's "valid". But it's also pointless.

Steve

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[Richard]

Re: Position absolute plus float

On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 05:10:42 +1300 KiwiBrian wrote:
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> What would be the behaviour and characteristics of a div that was both
> positioned absolute, and floated?
> Are they contradictory or complementary regarding how the div is perceived
> by other content?
> Is it a valid or stupid thing to do?
>
> Brian Tozer
>[/color]

Position states where the current division is to be placed.
Float states where the adjoining division is to be placed.
e.g.
Position a division at 200px top; 200px; right and float:left.
The next division is placed to the right of that division.

[Steve Pugh]

Re: Position absolute plus float

"Richard" <Anonymous@127. 001> wrote:[color=blue]
>On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 05:10:42 +1300 KiwiBrian wrote:
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>> What would be the behaviour and characteristics of a div that was both
>> positioned absolute, and floated?
>> Are they contradictory or complementary regarding how the div is perceived
>> by other content?
>> Is it a valid or stupid thing to do?
>>[/color]
>
>Position states where the current division is to be placed.[/color]

Massively over simplified but correct.
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>Float states where the adjoining division is to be placed.[/color]

Incorrect. Go read the CSS spec.
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>e.g.
>Position a division at 200px top; 200px; right and float:left.
>The next division is placed to the right of that division.[/color]

Nope. Its placed as if that division doesn't exist. The float is
ignored because of the position: absolute (assuming you are blathering
about position: absolute as that's what the OP asked about). Go read
the CSS spec.

Steve

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