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Lidija Novakovic
6,634 PointsWhy use float:right on last element?
Can someone please explain whats the reason for using float: right on the last child , instead of just float it left as the others? Dont get it =)
1 Answer
Dane Parchment
Treehouse Moderator 11,075 PointsIt will be kinda hard to explain so bear with me: Basically this is done to prevent rounding errors that can occur if you do not float the last item to the right. Basically when you float everything to the left using percentage values everything won't exactly add up to 100% do to pixel rounding errors. By floating the last element to the right you will prevent that rounding error from occuring and keep a 100% added value float.
If you need more info let me know!
Lidija Novakovic
6,634 PointsLidija Novakovic
6,634 PointsThanks for your reply and I think I got it but I thought by calculating margins and paddings correctly then it will be no problem floating all elements to the left?!
Can you give me an example when to use float: right?
Maybe its a stupid question but I want to know reasons for doing.