appendChild() and CSS position attributes

i_dvlp

What does a child element inherit as far as position, top, left, etc.
?
I'm using DHTML to create child, and append with appendChild()

I actually used "position:absolute" with a parent element.
What should I set to ensure that a child element's position would be
"relative" to the parent.

Is nesting <div> elements legal ?
Are there other ways to implement a container ?
TIA for you input.

May 23 '06 #1

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ironcorona

i_****@hotmail.com wrote:

I actually used "position:absolute" with a parent element.
What should I set to ensure that a child element's position would be
"relative" to the parent.
position:absolute isn't inherited. But the relationship between the
parent, floated element, and it's children remains relative.
Is nesting <div> elements legal ?
Yes of course

http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/global.html#edef-DIV
Are there other ways to implement a container ?

Any element with another element inside it could be considered a
container. I don't think that's what you're asking though. The answer
is; yes, loads.

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Brian O'Connor (ironcorona)

May 24 '06 #2

ironcorona

ironcorona wrote:

i_****@hotmail.com wrote:
I actually used "position:absolute" with a parent element.
What should I set to ensure that a child element's position would be
"relative" to the parent.

position:absolute isn't inherited. But the relationship between the
parent, floated element, and it's children remains relative.

Sorry. It is inherited
http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/visuren.html#choose-position
--
Brian O'Connor (ironcorona)

May 24 '06 #3

ironcorona

ironcorona wrote:

position:absolute isn't inherited. But the relationship between the
parent, floated element, and it's children remains relative.

Sorry. It is inherited
http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/visuren.html#choose-position
--
Brian O'Connor (ironcorona)

May 24 '06 #4

Johannes Koch

ironcorona wrote:

ironcorona wrote:
position:absolute isn't inherited. But the relationship between the
parent, floated element, and it's children remains relative.

Sorry. It is inherited
http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/visuren.html#choose-position

Inherited: no

I think this means it is not inherited, doesn't it?
--
Johannes Koch
In te domine speravi; non confundar in aeternum.
(Te Deum, 4th cent.)

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