Chapter 3. The New Layout

As we start learning how to use our new layout methods, we should also remind ourselves what the existing tools in our CSS layout toolkit are for. We’ve been hacking around with these things for so long that it’s easy to lose sight of the functions they were originally designed for.

In this chapter, I’ll run through the various methods we have for positioning items in CSS. You’ll be familiar with some of these, but I ask you not to skip over what you think you already understand. These older specifications are still being developed, too; we are seeing new values for older properties and greater clarification of some of the magic behind CS ...

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