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CSS

Posted by Suli S
Suli S
1,475 Points

Can I use Flexbox Layout?

Hi

It seems that Flexbox is not supported in all web browsers. So, what should I use instead for page layouts?

6 Answers

Matt Campbell
Matt Campbell
9,767 Points
Matt Campbell
Matt Campbell
9,767 Points

Stick with the current accepted practice. Use floats and stuff.

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

Probably not quite yet. Any idea what is the most used browsers by your vistors? http://caniuse.com/#search=flex

Suli S
Suli S
1,475 Points

then why Treeehouse didn't teach us another options that is common and accepted in browsers?

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

The entire Smells Like Bakin' teaches you how to use grids, both in fixed width and fluid, responsive, and adaptive. They way that project IS the current accepted method for website structure. If you haven't been through the entire project, start to finish, I suggest you do. It will teach you the currently common option.

You'll also learn there is no such thing as accepted in all browsers... :)

Kevin Silvestre
Kevin Silvestre
13,561 Points
Kevin Silvestre
Kevin Silvestre
13,561 Points

Yeah I don't why Treehouse dedicated a whole section to flexbox when it is not even used for page layout. Is like teaching a Language no one speaks.

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

@Kevin - Web designers have a history of being trend setters and talking about what might be the next big thing. If you check out the blog CSS Tricks there's plenty of stuff there that's proof-of-concept and has weak cross browser support the web design community likes to think of itself as forward looking.

Kevin Silvestre
Kevin Silvestre
13,561 Points
Kevin Silvestre
Kevin Silvestre
13,561 Points

Oh ok. So basically it is assumed that because of the power that flex box gives us when laying out a web page it will in a near future be supported by all major browser and maybe even become a standard in web design?

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

Correct. It strongly appears it will gain full support across all modern browsers, and we will transition to using flexbox for most layouts. In the meantime, you certainly want to prime the pumps by learning how to use flexbox now, so when it does have better support you can start using it instead of just starting to learn how to use it.

You'll start to see that a lot with web development. As soon as something even becomes a candidate and starts working on some browsers prefixed, a lot of people start playing with and learning how to use it before it becomes production ready.