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mrx3
8,742 PointsShould we mainly use float based layout for a column based website?
This is the first time I have ever heard of using inline-block as way to layout a column site. Should we primarily use floats as a way to layout a column site? In what instance would you want to use a inline-block to layout a site?
Thanks in advance for any answers.
2 Answers
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 PointsI often use inline-block to layout a navigation left to right rather than on top of each other. It can be very effective when combined with HTML lists. :-)
Dane Parchment
Treehouse Moderator 11,077 PointsWell to be honest from my own experiences you can use them interchangeably, however, they both have their weaknesses. Floats require a bit more extra markup and styles to make up for a lot of your content being thrown out of the normal flow and also requires clearfixes that you need to implement correctly. The inline-block way requires a bit more inginuity because I don't believe that it was actually made to create layouts (much like the float actually) but really only changes the way that things are displayed so it may require a bit more math to get your layouts looking right.
Personally I think you should start focusing on learning Flex, it is becoming much more mainstream and will most likely become the way to layout websites in the future.
http://css.maxdesign.com.au/floatutorial/ - floating tutorial http://learnlayout.com/inline-block.html - inline-block https://css-tricks.com/snippets/css/a-guide-to-flexbox/ -flex
mrx3
8,742 PointsThe only thing I don't like about flex-box is the browser support. There are many browser issues correct, especially with the syntax for older browsers? I could be wrong though. Thank you for the reply, I really appreciate it.
Dane Parchment
Treehouse Moderator 11,077 PointsBrowser support for flex is pretty good now, I mean basically it is just the older versions of ie that don't really support it.
Here check this out: http://caniuse.com/#search=flex
mrx3
8,742 Pointsmrx3
8,742 PointsWhat up Jonathan, how's it going? I also layout my navigation, and list items using inline-block. It is very effective with those two. Have a good one.