Comments on: Do we really need a #container to center CSS layouts? I think not! http://www.kumailht.com/blog/css/do-we-really-need-a-container-to-center-css-layouts-i-think-not/ Its a blog, just like a million others. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:23:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: hermes handbags http://www.kumailht.com/blog/css/do-we-really-need-a-container-to-center-css-layouts-i-think-not/#comment-1464 hermes handbags Thu, 08 Jul 2010 01:11:12 +0000 http://www.kumailht.com/blog/?p=993#comment-1464 You are right, layouts with 100% wide div’s need a container but majority of the websites out there dont use 100% divs. Layouts like those are very unconventional. The problem is not that the method is being used, the problem is that the method is being used when in fact it is not needed at all! A container tag is like wrapping an UnOrdered List in a Div. Just not right. Thanks for your comment! You are right, layouts with 100% wide div’s need a container but majority of the websites out there dont use 100% divs. Layouts like those are very unconventional.

The problem is not that the method is being used, the problem is that the method is being used when in fact it is not needed at all!

A container tag is like wrapping an UnOrdered List in a Div. Just not right.

Thanks for your comment!

]]> By: Steve http://www.kumailht.com/blog/css/do-we-really-need-a-container-to-center-css-layouts-i-think-not/#comment-1448 Steve Sun, 23 May 2010 13:31:57 +0000 http://www.kumailht.com/blog/?p=993#comment-1448 Thank you for this interessiting post. This is exact this what i'am looking for since months. _: ) Thank you for this interessiting post. This is exact this what i’am looking for since months. _: )

]]> By: indie_preneur http://www.kumailht.com/blog/css/do-we-really-need-a-container-to-center-css-layouts-i-think-not/#comment-1442 indie_preneur Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:39:06 +0000 http://www.kumailht.com/blog/?p=993#comment-1442 What about with sticky footers? Is this the only kind of layout that needs the extra div? So simple, yet so awesome, nice work! What about with sticky footers? Is this the only kind of layout that needs the extra div?

So simple, yet so awesome, nice work!

]]> By: kumailht http://www.kumailht.com/blog/css/do-we-really-need-a-container-to-center-css-layouts-i-think-not/#comment-1415 kumailht Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:27:05 +0000 http://www.kumailht.com/blog/?p=993#comment-1415 @Darep You are right, layouts with 100% wide div's need a container but majority of the websites out there dont use 100% divs. Layouts like those are very unconventional. The problem is not that the method is being used, the problem is that the method is being used when in fact it is not needed at all! A container tag is like wrapping an UnOrdered List in a Div. Just not right. Thanks for your comment! :) @Darep
You are right, layouts with 100% wide div’s need a container but majority of the websites out there dont use 100% divs. Layouts like those are very unconventional.

The problem is not that the method is being used, the problem is that the method is being used when in fact it is not needed at all!

A container tag is like wrapping an UnOrdered List in a Div. Just not right.

Thanks for your comment! :)

]]> By: Darep http://www.kumailht.com/blog/css/do-we-really-need-a-container-to-center-css-layouts-i-think-not/#comment-1414 Darep Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:23:29 +0000 http://www.kumailht.com/blog/?p=993#comment-1414 If you want some div inside the body to span the whole page (width: 100%) then you can't set a fixed width for body. Of course, you can use e.g. 'position:absolute' and a bunch of other CSS properties, but you're not making it easy for yourself :) A good example are headers and footers on many pages - like on http://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/ If you want some div inside the body to span the whole page (width: 100%) then you can’t set a fixed width for body.

Of course, you can use e.g. ‘position:absolute’ and a bunch of other CSS properties, but you’re not making it easy for yourself :)

A good example are headers and footers on many pages – like on http://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/

]]> By: kumailht http://www.kumailht.com/blog/css/do-we-really-need-a-container-to-center-css-layouts-i-think-not/#comment-1410 kumailht Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:39:41 +0000 http://www.kumailht.com/blog/?p=993#comment-1410 @Yuriy Voziy Around 1 in 1000 sites probably need the container. The rest just don't know about this method I guess... @Yuriy Voziy
Around 1 in 1000 sites probably need the container. The rest just don’t know about this method I guess…

]]> By: Yuriy Voziy http://www.kumailht.com/blog/css/do-we-really-need-a-container-to-center-css-layouts-i-think-not/#comment-1409 Yuriy Voziy Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:54:28 +0000 http://www.kumailht.com/blog/?p=993#comment-1409 @Kumailht, ha tricky. But this is not fair panel :) It's floating to the bottom. You will always see it regardless scroll :) @Kumailht, ha tricky. But this is not fair panel :) It’s floating to the bottom.
You will always see it regardless scroll :)

]]> By: kumailht http://www.kumailht.com/blog/css/do-we-really-need-a-container-to-center-css-layouts-i-think-not/#comment-1407 kumailht Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:36:08 +0000 http://www.kumailht.com/blog/?p=993#comment-1407 @Yuriy Voziy Your comment almost changed my mind.. until I tried doing it! Check out the example again, its got a panel too :P @Yuriy Voziy
Your comment almost changed my mind.. until I tried doing it!
Check out the example again, its got a panel too :P

]]> By: Yuriy Voziy http://www.kumailht.com/blog/css/do-we-really-need-a-container-to-center-css-layouts-i-think-not/#comment-1406 Yuriy Voziy Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:36:53 +0000 http://www.kumailht.com/blog/?p=993#comment-1406 I can understand why this wont be used by CSS frameworks. Because it must be usable in most cases. When you setup width for tag you can't add top full-width panels on the top(or bottom) of the page ( eg. Facebook, Google, LiveJournal). And people are trying to use most common patterns for templating. I can understand why this wont be used by CSS frameworks. Because it must be usable in most cases.
When you setup width for tag you can’t add top full-width panels on the top(or bottom) of the page ( eg. Facebook, Google, LiveJournal).
And people are trying to use most common patterns for templating.

]]> By: kumailht http://www.kumailht.com/blog/css/do-we-really-need-a-container-to-center-css-layouts-i-think-not/#comment-1405 kumailht Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:12:11 +0000 http://www.kumailht.com/blog/?p=993#comment-1405 @Yuriy Voziy Do you understand why this method is not used? I still don't get it, why the extra div? @Yuriy Voziy
Do you understand why this method is not used? I still don’t get it, why the extra div?

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