Sent by Big John on 5 July 2004 22:10
Peter L. Schlueter wrote:
> The Remarks for "Float" make no mention of being out of the flow. , while it
> specifically mentions that position Absolute is out of the flow. Is this
> the reason for so many late nights figuring out positioning with floats with
> IE as opposed to the other browsers?
Not really. The belief that floats are "out of the flow" is
only partially true. Yes they can cover other elements, but
they don't cover inline content or other floats. AP elements
NEVER affect other elements and can cover anything.
Also, floats are tied to a specific point in the flow, even tho
they don't push down following block elements like static elements.
So one can't really fault MS for avoiding that "flow" terminology.
Their actual HANDLING of floats is another thing entirely! :-0
Big John
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