floating divs and 100% width

On 2007-11-07, rf <rf (AT) invalid (DOT) com> wrote:

"Bergamot" <bergamot (AT) visi (DOT) com> wrote in message
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yawnmoth wrote:

http://www.frostjedi.com/terra/scrip...oat-width.html

There is no reason to float both divs.

Assuming you want the 2 divs together to take up 100% of the viewport
width, don't float the second div and it will take whatever horizontal
space is left.

No it wont. It's *content* will though.

No it won't. Its *inline content* will though.

Just give it a left margin to leave room for the float (unless it only
has inline content and it doesn't matter).

On 2007-11-08, Bergamot <bergamot (AT) visi (DOT) com> wrote:

rf wrote:
"Bergamot" <bergamot (AT) visi (DOT) com> wrote in message

don't float the second div and it will take whatever horizontal
space is left.

No it wont. It's *content* will though.

Yes you are correct. It is what I meant, though.

He's not correct. What he meant is, though.

"Ben C" <spamspam (AT) spam (DOT) eggs> wrote

On 2007-11-07, rf <rf (AT) invalid (DOT) com> wrote:

"Bergamot" <bergamot (AT) visi (DOT) com> wrote in message
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yawnmoth wrote:

http://www.frostjedi.com/terra/scrip...oat-width.html

There is no reason to float both divs.

Assuming you want the 2 divs together to take up 100% of the viewport
width, don't float the second div and it will take whatever horizontal
space is left.

No it wont. It's *content* will though.

No it won't. Its *inline content* will though.

Correct. :-) Although which "content" might not be inline in this context?

Just give it a left margin to leave room for the float (unless it only
has inline content and it doesn't matter).

Unless we are talking about a "two column" design in which case the margin
might be relevant.

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Richard.