[pmwiki-users] Frames, Left and Right, Non Floating

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On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 8:33 AM, Petko Yotov <5ko at 5ko.fr> wrote:
> Jasyn Jones writes:
>>
>> Is there a way to make a non-floating frame that is only as big as the
>> text within? Long sentences, wide box. Few words, narrow box.
>
>
> Yes, you use a floating frame and then an element with a "clear" CSS
> property, for example:
>
>>> lframe<<
>
> Here some\\
> narrow text.
>>>
>>> <<
>
> [[<<]]
>
> The 'lframe' WikiStyle is included in PmWiki otherwise use float:left in
> CSS. After the block, the [[<<]] line break has a clear property.
>
> Hope that helps.
> Petko

Stacking floats is the common way to do this, but you might also
consider using display: inline-block for your purposes.