relative: position relative to where it was originally positioned. (its pixel positioning on the screen)
absolute: positioned relative to the <div> that it is contained in?
Im a bit confused. And why would you use position absolute or relative with no coordinates? I realise that some other attributes wont work unless specified though.
Basically what im asking is when and why do you use it?
I am glad you asked the question because I, too, wondered about this. I read up on the topic but I stay confused. Basically it seems the definition you have given above is still confusing to me as well.
Hopefully someone experienced will come along and help us.
Hi,
One of the major benefits of using CSS is that you’re no longer forced to lay your sites out in tables. The layout possibilities of CSS give you complete control over the positions and dimensions of all page elements.
If you’ve tried laying out a page with tables, you have probably been irritated in the past by the inability of your browser to render your page exactly as you had wanted. Table structures aren’t the most flexible of page layout devices
position relative / absolute
Linear Mode
