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Joram Livengood
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 14,603 PointsDid anyone else use floats?
I set each columns max-width to 48%, so that they weren't touching, and then I floated each one a different direction.
Is this a sustainable solution?
.col { max-width: 48%; }
.primary { float: left; }
.secondary { float: right; }
6 Answers
Brent Palmer
8,779 PointsSure that works, and that should leave you with 2% margin to work with between the columns.
Bartlomiej Zabielski
Courses Plus Student 10,363 Pointsyeah i used floats now im confused which way is better. floats seem way easier
Patrick Pankn
1,520 PointsIve changed the class to 1 name, so i could target them sepretly. this is my solution.
.primary-col, .secondary-col{ display:inline-block; width:50%; }
.primary-col{ float:left; padding-right:20px; }
.secondary-col{ float:right; padding-left:20px; }
Benson Makoni
8,319 Points.col{ width:50%; float:left; display:inline-block; padding: 1em 1em;} worked for me
Jay Dacosta
5,913 Pointsthats exactly what i did. i also didnt change the display value though. i did noticed that once resized, the contents of both columns overflowed onto the footer. Corrected by simply adding an "overflow: auto;" to the footer wrap class.
Ivan Poch
9,887 PointsI too used float but just with one div. And it work just fine.
.primary-col { display: inline-block; float: left; width: 35%; }
.secondary-col { display: inline-block; width: 35%; margin-left: 10%; }