Re: Positioning confusion

Hi ,

On Thursday, July 18, 2002 at 17:52 you wrote:

> Hi All,

> I have a picture aligned left and some text on the right within a <.td>. 
> The last part of the text is a list, and at some screen resolutions the 
> last <.li> isn't aligned under the previous <.li>, but all the way to 
> the left under the picture.

> What's the "best" way to keep the whole block of text (includes <.h3>, 
> <.p> and <.ul>) together?

> I don't want to use hspace for the image because I want it aligned at 
> the top of the <.td>

> Should I create a class for the image with a large bottom margin? or is 
> there a way to enclose the text within a div or a span that can float(?) 
> to the right of the picture no matter the window size?

> Positioning has ALWAYS given me a headache, I'm so tempted to add 
> another <.td> 'cause I know I can make that work, but ultimately I would 
> like to wean myself from tables altogether.

Do you have a URL pointing to a (small) test case page so we
can have a look at code and style?

I've done a lot of CSS-only design/layout tests recently to
get rid of layout tables... ;)


Regards,
Gerhard

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