Jello Molds: opinions

I just stumbled across the following (I followed a link
from positioniseverything.net)

http://www.positioniseverything.net/...ello-expo.html

This looks interesting. Anybody try it? Have opinions?

salmobytes wrote:

http://www.positioniseverything.net/...ello-expo.html

This looks interesting. Anybody try it? Have opinions?

I didn't looked at the code so won't comment on their mechanics, but I
use % widths combined with max-width and negative margins all the time.

--
Berg

On Apr 13, 8:04 pm, salmobytes <Sandy.Pittendr... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

I just stumbled across the following (I followed a link
from positioniseverything.net)

http://www.positioniseverything.net/...ello-expo.html

This looks interesting. Anybody try it? Have opinions?

<q>In other words, if the parent element is 0px wide and its child is
always 700px wider than its parent, that child element cannot ever be
narrower than 700px. When negative margins are applied to both sides
of the widthless nested child, the effect is to widen that child
element in both directions, causing it to appear wider than its
parent!.</q>

Holly sh**... Some people are just having way too much free time in
their hands - and no clue how to spare it productively.

The problem of min-width / min-height is solved a thousand of so years
ago: use 1x1 transparent gif with wspace and hspace set to what you
need.

VK wrote:

On Apr 13, 8:04 pm, salmobytes <Sandy.Pittendr... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
I just stumbled across the following (I followed a link
from positioniseverything.net)

http://www.positioniseverything.net/...ello-expo.html

This looks interesting. Anybody try it? Have opinions?

q>In other words, if the parent element is 0px wide and its child is
always 700px wider than its parent, that child element cannot ever be
narrower than 700px. When negative margins are applied to both sides
of the widthless nested child, the effect is to widen that child
element in both directions, causing it to appear wider than its
parent!.</q

Holly sh**... Some people are just having way too much free time in
their hands - and no clue how to spare it productively.

The problem of min-width / min-height is solved a thousand of so years
ago: use 1x1 transparent gif with wspace and hspace set to what you
need.

selector {
min-height:500px;
height:auto !important;
height:500px;
}

Same for min-width...

http://www.dustindiaz.com/min-height-fast-hack/

That doesn't address max-width though.

Jeff