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>floats for wrapping elements depending on screen size Not sure exactly what you mean here. Are you talking about floating divs to wrap elements to the next vi
by unclebucknasty 13y ago
>floats for wrapping elements depending on screen size
Not sure exactly what you mean here. Are you talking about floating divs to wrap elements to the next visual "row" for smaller screen sizes, as in responsive design?
Because I don't find this necessary very often in practice, and certainly not nearly as often as the tons of other general layout that's required. Not to mention, of course, that you can still use divs where "needed".
BTW, on a side note, the jury is still out on responsive design for me. Or, at least as I have frequently seen it practiced today. For instance, many times a site with sidebars (including nav) will wrap the sidebars on smaller displays such that content, nav, etc. are all lined up in one vertical column. Not very appealing or usable IMO.
I really believe that how we treat designing to different formats will change and this responsive wave will pass. And, while I know there are other reasons to wrap elements, I do think responsive design is responsible for a good bit of it.
- Daniel_Newby 13y agoPeople still use floats to make the sidebars stack up on narrow browsers? I thought they mostly went back to tables years ago.
- unclebucknasty 13y agoI think it's still very common. In fact, tableless design is still very much the mantra from what I see. But, you're right: tables can be used for the same. Not something I've done much either way. I just don't think its a nice effect. Guess it's just a style preference.