There are two popular approaches to positioning with CSS: float and absolute positioning. Both approaches have their pros and cons. My teammates and I have developed a new positioning approach that gives us the best of both worlds. After quite a bit of experimenting and testing, it’s time to share the technique with the rest of the world and see how we can work together to improve it. I’m calling it “faux absolute positioning” after the faux columns technique that simulates the presence of a column.

Tags: best practice clearance columns css fixed holy grail layout liquid positioning on 06-17-2008 -Cached -About Shared by:Frederik Van Zande

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When it comes to planning the layout of your new website there are just three commonly used website layout structures to choose from: Fixed; Fluid & Elastic width layouts. None of these are perfect; each comes with its own advantages and disadvantages.

Tags: best practice css elastic fixed fluid on 05-25-2008 -Cached -About Shared by:Frederik Van Zande

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