Ask HN: Is there a way to do this layout in HTML 5?

#1

Post by ge » Sat, Jul 28, 2012, 1:51 PM UTC

Meanwhile jlft has posted the right answer to this. Scroll way down to see it. Its on the second last position of this thread.

Ask HN: Is there a way to do this layout in HTML 5?
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Re: Ask HN: Is there a way to do this layout in HTML 5?

#2

Post by meric » Sat, Jul 28, 2012, 2:02 PM UTC

Do you have to use ?

Re: Ask HN: Is there a way to do this layout in HTML 5?

#3

Post by leviathan » Sat, Jul 28, 2012, 2:04 PM UTC

meric wrote: post #2

Do you have to use ?

that's precisely his question I guess; can you do this in HTML5 and CSS without resorting to javascript hacks?

Re: Ask HN: Is there a way to do this layout in HTML 5?

#4

Post by ge » Sat, Jul 28, 2012, 2:05 PM UTC

meric wrote: post #2

Do you have to use ?

I just need this layout. With or without a table. As long as it looks and behaves the same.

Re: Ask HN: Is there a way to do this layout in HTML 5?

#5

Post by ge » Sat, Jul 28, 2012, 2:05 PM UTC

leviathan wrote: post #3

meric wrote: post #2

Do you have to use ?

that's precisely his question I guess; can you do this in HTML5 and CSS without resorting to javascript hacks?

Right, im looking for a pure HTML 5 + CSS solution. Just like it is in quirks mode.

Re: Ask HN: Is there a way to do this layout in HTML 5?

#6

Post by JOfferijns » Sat, Jul 28, 2012, 2:06 PM UTC

You should probably ask this question on StackOverflow.com

Re: Ask HN: Is there a way to do this layout in HTML 5?

#7

Post by [deleted] » Sat, Jul 28, 2012, 2:08 PM UTC

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Re: Ask HN: Is there a way to do this layout in HTML 5?

#8

Post by benmanns » Sat, Jul 28, 2012, 2:08 PM UTC

Here's a jsFiddle in HTML5 mode with the table code pre-entered if anyone wants to play with it: http://jsfiddle.net/bzf9W/

Re: Ask HN: Is there a way to do this layout in HTML 5?

#9

Post by the1 » Sat, Jul 28, 2012, 2:08 PM UTC

http://pastehtml.com/view/c6bge5hig.html

table { position:absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; ....

Re: Ask HN: Is there a way to do this layout in HTML 5?

#10

Post by dous » Sat, Jul 28, 2012, 2:09 PM UTC

https://gist.github.com/3193548