Sun, 2012-09-16 09:02
Hello,
I'm using tumblr and develope my own themes. I'll now try to optimize my current theme, remove unnecessary stuff and so on.
My question: Is there an alternate way to position two containers next to each other?
I'm currently using a fixed width on my content/sidebar and float left or right to position these elements within a container. Therefor I need an extra container around them where I can apply the clearfix-class to clear my content/sidebar. I want to remove this useless container and now I'm looking for a method not to float the two containers.
Another way is position:absolute on the sidebar - what do you guys think is the better solution?
Here is the url of my blog where you can see the theme in action: http://infiniteamplitudes.tumblr.com/
If you want the plain source code, I'll provide it, but I believe it's easier by seeing the result (tumblog).
Sun, 2012-09-16 10:48
#1
Hi zyconn, You should be able
Hi zyconn,
You should be able to get what you need using floats and clear:both on the footer.
You could position the right sidebar absolute if you like, or look into other not so well supported display properties.
Mon, 2012-09-17 15:22
#2
Hey Tony,Thank you for your
Hey Tony,
Thank you for your reply. That works and I believe it's one of the easiest ways to accomplish what I had in mind.
Well I don't like to position thinks absolutely, because it leads to some problems now and then. I only use it to render small things out of boxes (like if one wants to display a post date on an article on the left side of the article container).
PS: I hope it's okey to ask some further questions related to my theme in this topic. If not, should I create a new topic for each "new" question?
Sun, 2012-09-16 21:55
#3
It would be best to start a
It would be best to start a new thread with this question, many people will see this one as answered.