| re: Div position relative to in-line link?
On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 17:11:39 -0400, Neal <neal413@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 21:35:20 +0100, glutinous <glutinosity@yahoo.co.uk>
>wrote:
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>> I'm assuming that this is not possible (I haven't found a way), but if
>> there's one thing I know for sure, one shouldn't assume anything about
>> what people know how to do on this NG...
>>
>> Enough creeping. :-)
>>
>> Is it in fact possible to relatively position a division (on a
>> 'higher' z-index) to correspond with an in-line 'a href' link (within
>> text in another, absolutely-positioned 'lower' division), so that the
>> topmost div maintains its position relative to the link no matter
>> whether the page is viewed in IE, Mozilla or Opera (etc.), or whatever
>> the font size may be set to in the browser?
>>
>> URLs of info, pointers etc. gladly received.
>>
>> Thanks.
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>No.
>
>The problem is that the inline link will fall wherever the line wrap puts
>it, and that cannot be predicted. Therefore, we have no way to "tell" the
>other div how to position itself.
>
>The basic effect could be achieved in a few ways, all of which present
>severe usability issues. Either you'd have to use a fixed width block of
>text so you can control where the link would appear, or use an image as
>text. But you don't want to do that. The design benefit is far outweighed
>by how much it screws up optimal usability.[/color]
Thank you for confirming this, and so quickly! I appreciate it...
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