Comments on: How to align center a DIV with no width declared http://www.kensfi.com/how-to-align-center-a-div-with-no-width-declared/ Human crawler of the web. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:15:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andrei http://www.kensfi.com/how-to-align-center-a-div-with-no-width-declared/comment-page-1/#comment-33034 Andrei Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:10:57 +0000 http://www.kensfi.com/?p=2044#comment-33034 I have floated elements inside that div and your solution does not work. It just stays to the left. I have floated elements inside that div and your solution does not work. It just stays to the left.

]]> By: Ken http://www.kensfi.com/how-to-align-center-a-div-with-no-width-declared/comment-page-1/#comment-26497 Ken Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:44:10 +0000 http://www.kensfi.com/?p=2044#comment-26497 you're right SoniX, the center HTML tag is doing the job. Less code, valid (X)HTML and a more elegant method. Thanks dude ;) Who cares is deprecated? I attached it to the original article just in case someone is looking for it :) you’re right SoniX, the center HTML tag is doing the job. Less code, valid (X)HTML and a more elegant method. Thanks dude ;)

Who cares is deprecated?

I attached it to the original article just in case someone is looking for it :)

]]> By: Michael Milo http://www.kensfi.com/how-to-align-center-a-div-with-no-width-declared/comment-page-1/#comment-23617 Michael Milo Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:49:44 +0000 http://www.kensfi.com/?p=2044#comment-23617 SoniX: "The center element is deprecated." - Thats why. By the way it wouldn't work, for the reasons explained by Ken. SoniX:

“The center element is deprecated.” – Thats why. By the way it wouldn’t work, for the reasons explained by Ken.

]]> By: Asta http://www.kensfi.com/how-to-align-center-a-div-with-no-width-declared/comment-page-1/#comment-23460 Asta Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:47:50 +0000 http://www.kensfi.com/?p=2044#comment-23460 Hi, ul element cannot be inside span. So no HTML validation... Hi,
ul element cannot be inside span. So no HTML validation…

]]> By: Ken http://www.kensfi.com/how-to-align-center-a-div-with-no-width-declared/comment-page-1/#comment-10161 Ken Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:43:28 +0000 http://www.kensfi.com/?p=2044#comment-10161 <p>Sonix, my dear old friend, how is it going? :)</p> <p>From what I know, you can't center a div with no width declared even when using align="center". The explanation is that the browser don't know where to place it on the page since there is no width on your div. It fails basically to calculate the center of it.</p> <p>If you have something in your mind drop it here and let's see, maybe is working :)</p> <p>Cheers! :)</p> <p> </p> Sonix, my dear old friend, how is it going? :)

From what I know, you can’t center a div with no width declared even when using align=”center”. The explanation is that the browser don’t know where to place it on the page since there is no width on your div. It fails basically to calculate the center of it.

If you have something in your mind drop it here and let’s see, maybe is working :)

Cheers! :)

 

]]> By: SoniX http://www.kensfi.com/how-to-align-center-a-div-with-no-width-declared/comment-page-1/#comment-10160 SoniX Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:26:25 +0000 http://www.kensfi.com/?p=2044#comment-10160 Well my friend, but why not use the good old '<center>' to enclose the div? Well my friend, but why not use the good old ‘<center>’ to enclose the div?

]]> By: Ken http://www.kensfi.com/how-to-align-center-a-div-with-no-width-declared/comment-page-1/#comment-8039 Ken Sat, 15 May 2010 22:00:32 +0000 http://www.kensfi.com/?p=2044#comment-8039 <p><cite class="fn">AJa, why you need to float left the list items?</cite></p> AJa, why you need to float left the list items?

]]> By: AJay http://www.kensfi.com/how-to-align-center-a-div-with-no-width-declared/comment-page-1/#comment-8038 AJay Sat, 15 May 2010 21:57:52 +0000 http://www.kensfi.com/?p=2044#comment-8038 Hmm but in most cases, there is more than one LI which would need a float:left declaration. If this is the case, it doesnt work as the float: left in the LI's will force the list to the left of the page. So what if your trying to center a ul list that is, for example a menu that needs the float: left property for it's LI's? Hmm but in most cases, there is more than one LI which would need a float:left declaration. If this is the case, it doesnt work as the float: left in the LI’s will force the list to the left of the page. So what if your trying to center a ul list that is, for example a menu that needs the float: left property for it’s LI’s?

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