Who said you have to require scripting to position elements? I most certainly didn't mean to suggest that. That said, CSS is not a programming language, so by

Who said you have to require scripting to position elements? I most certainly didn't mean to suggest that. That said, CSS is not a programming language, so by nature there are things possible in combination with JavaScript that would not otherwise be possible. I think it's worth considering when attempting to go against the grain of the language, just as it's worth considering changing direction to do something the language is better equipped to deal with.