Questions tagged [absolute]

In CSS, the `absolute` value of the `position` property will cause an element to be positioned relative to its first non-static parent element.

Description

In CSS, the absolute value of the property will cause an element to be positioned relative to its first non-static parent element.

Example

#example { 
    position: absolute; 
    top: 20px; left: 20px; 
}
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Tab-Index for absolutely positioned elements in layout

Tab Index for Absolute-Position Elements For the time being, lets assume I wrote the code below:
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overflow:scroll div with position:absolute element inside

I have a table inside a overflow:scroll container, there are some buttons inside table, when someone click them, they show a contextual/tooltip (position:absolute layer) text. When I scroll to the right and click the button, it moves outside to the…
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[python][selenium] on-screen position of element

I would like to know the on-screen position of some element. I know how to get the position of an element in Python Selenium webriver but how to get an offset from the left-top corner of the screen?
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CSS / JavaScript - content outside a element with overflow:hidden

I have a container div element that has overflow:hidden on it. Unfortunately this property is required on it because of the way the site is made. Inside this div it's all the site content, including some tooltips. These tooltips are displayed with…
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How center an absolute element (img) that's wider than its parent div?

I'm trying to center an absolute positioned img inside a relative positioned div and the image is bigger than its parent(in a 767px window or lower). But the image does have a fixed width of 767px. What makes it hard for me is that parent div does…
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Find absolute max value in Javascript array

I am looking for a nice way to find the maximum ABSOLUTE value of an array. My array is i.e. var array = [10,20,40,-30,-20,50,-60]; Then: Math.max.apply(null,array); Will result in '50'. But, actually, I want it to return '60'. The option is to…
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Set absolute positioned element width to its content (it is only a text)

I am going to build this This is my HTML code
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This is css : .al-head-container{ margin: auto; width: 100%; padding:0 4%; position: relative; …
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Difference between margin-left and left when the position set absolute

1.position:absolute;left:200px; 2.position:absolute;margin-left:200px; Is there any differences about the above style?
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PHP: Get absolute path from absolute URL

I have an absolute path of a file, Is there a way to get the file absolute path http://domainname/rootfolder/filename.php and I wanna get something like /home/domainname/public_html/foldername/filename.php
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Tailwind center an absolute element

I want to create a little login pop-up card at the middle of the page when the client presses the login button. I managed to create the card itself, a gave it .absolute z-10 to be at the top of the other contents. I also wrapped it inside a…
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CSS: absolute positioning in different browsers

Why is this getting different positions on different browsers? { position: absolute; left:332px; top: 210px; width: 293px; height: 215px; border: 1px solid #000000; background-color: #143f72; -moz-border-radius:…
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Problem with position absolute in ie7, div moves 10px to the right

ive got a problem on my position absolute property on IE7. My div moves 10px to the right. Below is my code. IE8 and 9 works fine. id menu is the div Im referring.
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Create a floor plan with React Native

How can I make something like in React Native? I have tried simply with flexDirection: row and then a for every single row. But I need to define the number of seats in every row and change the horizontal position for every second row.…
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How to keep absolutely positioned element in place when browser window resized

I have absolutely positioned text so that it sits inside of my header image, but I cannot figure out how to keep it from moving outside of the header when the browser gets re-sized. If the browser window gets re-sized to a smaller size, the text…
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Why do the results of mad(x) differ from the expected results?

I am trying to calculate the mean average deviation of a sample ("S") of numbers. The results I get when using the mad() function and when making the mean average deviation calculations one step at a time are different. Why? s<-…