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Problem with field alignment - successive "same number" columns don't line up

Started 11 years ago by williamansley | 6 posts |


  1. williamansley
    Member

    I have noticed a problem when using the built-in field alignment classes described here:

    http://www.appnitro.com/doc-field-alignment

    If I try to have more than two sets of two column or three column items (I haven't tested it with larger numbers of columns, but I assume the same problem applies to them as well), some of the subsequent lines don't align properly. For example, if I wanted to get a layout like this:

    [Name 1] [Email 1]
    [Name 2] [Email 2]

    And I do so by adding the built-in class "column_2" to the Custom CSS Class field for all of the above fields, it turns out like this:

    [Name 1] [Email 1]
                   [Name 2] [Email 2]

    If I have any field, such as a section break. without a custom CSS class assigned to it between the first two and second two matching fields, it "fixes" the problem.

    [Name 1] [Email 1]
    [section break]
    [Name 2] [Email 2]

    I assume that this is happening because the float imposed by the column_n built in classes is not cleared. Is there a way to deal with this without adding extra "spacer" fields?

    Posted 11 years ago #

  2. yuniar

    That field (Name 2) seems need to be cleared indeed. To clear the field, you can add "new_row" class name into the field.
    So, the class names being applied to Name 2 would be "column_2 new_row"

    MachForm Founder

    Posted 11 years ago #

  3. williamansley
    Member

    This works just fine. Thanks! Is there a list of all the built-in classes somewhere that we can take a look at?

    Posted 11 years ago #

  4. yuniar

    You can check them directly into the view.css file, around line 1165

    MachForm Founder

    Posted 11 years ago #

  5. TimHines
    Member

    Just a thought to add to this.

    If you are making 5 rows with 5 columns in each row, you only have to use the column_5 new_row command on the FIRST column of each row.

    That might have been clear to most people, but wasn't clear to me until I started playing with it.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  6. mercedeslorusso
    Member

    I know this is digging up an old thread but thank you for this...you just saved me saved HOURS of work!

    Posted 9 years ago #

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