Sent by Lorehunter on 31 January 2005 18:06
Hi. I'm a designer just breaking into the world of web design. I've been studying up on css so that
I can start off completely
up-to-date and standards compliant in the field.
When it comes to layout, I've been looking a lot at both absolute positioning and floats as the two
primary options for page
layout (I know there is also relative positioning, but it seems that AP and floats are the best
options for the basic layout). I
was wondering if there is any concensus in the web design community as to which is more kosher for
essential page layout.
Is there any sort of generally agreed-upon rules for when you use which? Or is it pretty much up to
individual preference?
I've actually tried both. I used AP for http://www.monellphoto.com/, while I tried using floats for
the basic layout of http://
signsofhopeinternational.org/ (I know that both have a lot of little bugs to work out. Right now
I'm primarily interested in
experimenting with the two different styles). Neither seemed inherently better, both having their
own quirks and
frustrations. Thus my question about the philosophy behind their use.
What say ye?
- Derek
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