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How'd it go,
where you're able to write most, or
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all the floats in CSS properties for
this practice session?
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If not, no worries.
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You can watch my solution,
compare it to what you wrote,
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and then try to recreate it yourself.
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Now let's go over this solution.
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You can also reference this code
when you download the project files.
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So first up, I applied a float
to LI tags inside nav using
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a descendant selector that targets
LI elements inside the nav element.
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Then I use the float property
to float the list items left,
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which makes the floats follow the HTML
source order from left to right.
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Next, I created a CSS rule that
targets the class image featured,
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and set the float value to right.
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That way, surrounding content flows
around the image's left side.
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Then to create visual separation,
between the content and image,
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I used the margin shorthand property
to apply a 15 pixel margin to all but
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the right side of the image.
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After that, I created a rule that
targets the class image article, and
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applied a float left, so that content
flows around the right side of the images.
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Then set margin right to 20 pixels.
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Now image article, and
the article content div,
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should be positioned next to each other,
side by side, like this.
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So, in my style sheet I selected the class
article-content and applied a float left.
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Now at this point, the article content
divs will appear below the floated images,
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because their width, by default,
takes up 100% of their parent container.
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So to position the article content
divs on the right side of each image,
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I reduced the width of
article content to 78%.
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And now both elements
are laid out side by side.
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You could have also floated
article content right,
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And this produces the same results.
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Floating the images and divs collapse the
height of the parent article containers.
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So to clear, or open up, the collapsed
space around the floated elements,
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you could have used one of
several different approaches.
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One way is setting the parent
articles overflow to auto.
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Another way is creating
a pseudo element for
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article that clears up
the collapsed space inside it.
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Now, in a float based layout,
you may need to clear several containers.
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So I like to create a reusable clear
fixed class I can use anywhere.
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I included this group
class in the stylesheet.
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So if you give each article
in the HTML the class group,
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It will open up the collapsed
space around the floated elements.
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Finally, to center the navigation
inside the header,
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I selected the header element,
snd set text-align to center.
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Now, this isn't going to center the nav
just set, because the nav is a block
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level element that takes up
an entire line inside the header.
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So then, I set nav's display
property to inline-block,
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that way, it does not take up
a full line inside the header.
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As a result, the center alignment applied
to the header centers the navigation.
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So I hope you were able to complete
this practice session successfully.
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If not, why not start over and
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try to write the flow properties
without looking at my version.
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I am also going to teach you more about
floats in CSS layout in other courses.
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I'll see you soon and happy coding.
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