Topic: Not sure where this goes, giving this section a try (Page 1 of 1)

Why can't you absolutely position elements of a form using div and style sheets?
i.e.
(assuming feces is .feces {position:absolute; left:#px; top:#px;})
<div class="feces">
<input yada yada yada>
</div>

Is there a way around this (meaning does anybody have a better idea about how to place these various form parts in various places), or do I just have to suck it up and use the standard crappy form with a browser detector for those of the audience that have the sense to upgrade their browsers?

I await your input.

I've tested the code from above (only thing that I added is a <form> tag around <input> tag) and it worked fine in IE, NN4+, Mozilla & Opera...

Yeah, I thought of that. But the problem is that I don't want to position the entire form as is, with the various parts as they fall. I was actually hoping to position input, textareas and submit buttons individually. I even tried
(assuming feces is .feces {position:absolute; left:#px; top:#px;} and check is .check... blah blah blah, you know the rest)
<div class="feces">
<form yada yada yada>
<input yada yada yada>
</form>
</div>
<div class="check">
<form yada yada yada>
<input yada yada yada>
</form>
</div>

It didn't work either.


[This message has been edited by Red Ninja (edited 04-19-2002).]

<form yada yada yada>
<div class="feces">
<input yada yada yada>
</div>
<div class="check">
<input yada yada yada>
</div>
</form>

Alas, that method works, but only in IE. Netscape is a big thorn in my rumpus. Not sure about Opera yet.

Guess I'm just stuck with the usual... browser detect for IE, send Netscape users to crappy pages instead.

Netscape 4 will not let you position form elements. Each positioned element is essentially a different document object and cannot share the same form. If you want to position, you will have to use distinct forms in each layer and use JavaScript to consolidate all the data into one submission.

Tru Dat! Good lookin out. Just the info I was looking for. I will give that a try.