Comments on: CSS Positioning Tricks for Beginners http://nunnone.com/blog/rambling/css-positioning-tricks-for-beginners/ A geek, a husband, a dad. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:46:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: joshnunn http://nunnone.com/blog/rambling/css-positioning-tricks-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-278 joshnunn Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:46:29 +0000 http://nunnone.com/?p=394#comment-278 There's absolutely a time and place to break these "rules". I just remember when I was making this theme how frustrating I was finding it when I was pushing things around using margins, not realising there were better tools for the job. <br><br>As for clear:left and :right - I haven't found as much use for them in my designs except for a few minor spots (I'm not sure I have ANY in this particular theme though).<br><br>Thanks for stopping by! There's absolutely a time and place to break these “rules”. I just remember when I was making this theme how frustrating I was finding it when I was pushing things around using margins, not realising there were better tools for the job.

As for clear:left and :right - I haven't found as much use for them in my designs except for a few minor spots (I'm not sure I have ANY in this particular theme though).

Thanks for stopping by!

]]> By: stephentrepreneur http://nunnone.com/blog/rambling/css-positioning-tricks-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-277 stephentrepreneur Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:03:34 +0000 http://nunnone.com/?p=394#comment-277 "But don’t use “margin” for positioning absolute elements" - Unless you want to offset the element from the margin of the screen.<br>Totally agree with the use of 'clear:both', I'm also guilty of over using it. Have found clear left or right are just as useful. “But don’t use “margin” for positioning absolute elements” - Unless you want to offset the element from the margin of the screen.
Totally agree with the use of 'clear:both', I'm also guilty of over using it. Have found clear left or right are just as useful.

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