[TYPO3-content-rendering] still some problems with clear:both

[Martin Kutschker]

Ernesto Baschny [cron IT] schrieb:
> Peter Niederlag wrote: on 02.04.2007 10:37:
> 
>>>> The main problem is that csc delivers/renders by default with this
>>>> markup/CSS:
>>>>
>>>> div.csc-textpic-intext-left-nowrap .csc-textpic-imagewrap {
>>>> ...
>>>>     clear: both;
>>>> ...
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> This clearing sometimes affects containers that are way up in the DOM
>>>> and destroys the nicely aligned columns of the site-layout.
> 
>>> The "easiest" way to solve that usually is to put the content area in a
>>> float also. This will make the clear:both stop there and don't go any
>>> further.
>> I know, that's the way we solve the issue now. But still it would make
>> more sense IMO if the clearing only is applied where it is really
>> needed. That is a corresponding floating element appears in the context
>> of the textpic element.
>>
>> What's the reason for not doing so? Is is technically not possible? To
>> complex to handle?
>> Anything else? [Me just being curious]
> 
> I think I don't get your question... You mean what is the reason for the
> <div class="csc-textpic-clear"><!-- --></div> in the
> "intext-left-nowrap" (and -right-) in css_styled_content?
> 
> The main reason is to separate the one content element from the next
> one, even if the image is larger than the text part. Mainly because it
> always have been like that ("backwards compatibility" with the old table
> variant of IMGTEXT).

But there are clears missing! I have seen failed layouts with a short 
text where exactly this happens with intext-left (-right). I had to 
change it to intext-left-nowrap manually, but that's not really obvious 
for the average editor. So we need more, not less clears.

Masi