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16 August 2005

Stupid CSS question How do I float an element without actually floating it.
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To put it another way, dig this.

Note how if the browser window is reasonably wide, the Bogart icon in the top entry escapes it's containing div and invades the text of the div below.

How do I have text flow around an element but still have the containing div grow to always contain the element?

post by: Capn at: 14:19 | 3 comments

I'm sure there are other smarter CSSies out there, and this is just off the top of my head and on the run, plus I'm still locked in a hybrid of tables and css at work, but have you tried using clear? Maybe in this direction? wow, more caveats than content on my part.

posted by safetyfork 16 August | 14:47

I fixed it by making the div under the image (the "All for... | Trackback" thing) clear: left.
Thanks safteyfork!

posted by Capn 16 August | 15:45

Glad clear worked for you, Capn.
resisting tom cruise scientology joke here.

posted by safetyfork 16 August | 16:17

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