RE: Positioned elements

As Mikko points you can in fact make any element relative (with no offset) which doesn't change its position but makes it a positioning parent. I am sure there are scenarios where it is not an option but so far I have not seen one that would be important enough to add complexity of another positioning option...

(who am I to say, now that i've written a module for grid positioning. but that is really addressing scenarios which are not possible with existing properties)...
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From: Eugen.Konkov@aldec.com [Eugen.Konkov@aldec.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 11:23 PM
To: Alex Mogilevsky
Subject: Re: Positioned elements

It will possible to position element relative to its parent (see image #1), not 'relative' where positioning relative to previous sibling (see image #2) and not 'absolute' where positioning is relative to parent element with 'absolute positioning' (see image #3)
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From: Alex Mogilevsky<mailto:alexmog@exchange.microsoft.com>
To: Eugen.Konkov@aldec.com<mailto:Eugen.Konkov@aldec.com> ; www-style@w3.org<mailto:www-style@w3.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 8:33 PM
Subject: RE: Positioned elements

Would it achieve something that is not possible today?

From: www-style-request@w3.org<mailto:www-style-request@w3.org> [mailto:www-style-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Eugen.Konkov@aldec.com<mailto:Eugen.Konkov@aldec.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 1:54 AM
To: www-style@w3.org<mailto:www-style@w3.org>
Subject: Positioned elements

Is you plan to add ability to position element relatively to its parent
NOT to its position in normal flow (relative)
NOT to its containing block (absolute)

<div style="position: absolute; left: 50px; top: 150px; border: 1px solid red;">
TESTCASE #2
<table border=1><tr>
  <td>HELLO</td><td><div style="position: absolute; left:40px; top:12px; background: red;">aa</div></td>
  </tr>
<tr>
  <td>HELLO</td><td>HELLO<select style="position: parent; left:0px; top:0px; background: blue;"></select></td>
  </tr>
</table>
</div>

So its look like this:
[cid:008401c7fb4e$c11e7c90$0100a8c0@kharkov.localhost]

And NOT:
[cid:008501c7fb4e$c120ed90$0100a8c0@kharkov.localhost]
like in 'relative' positioning

And NOT:
[cid:008601c7fb4e$c120ed90$0100a8c0@kharkov.localhost]
like in 'absolute' positioning



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