Topic: CSS inline vs block  Hey guys,  I'm setting up what I
think is a fairly straightforward layout using css but I'm
having some problems putting inline elements into a block
element.  My goal is to have a container div that has a certain
background color (different from the body background), to
include some (inline) divs in the container and to have the
container adjust its height to the content automatically. Here's
what I tried to do:  <div style="width: 800px; background: #def;
margin: 0px auto;">   <div style="width: 200px; float: left;"> 
<div style="width: 600px; float: left;">  But this seems to crop
the container to a height of 0px, because it doesn't take the
inline (float) elements into account. I can 'fix' it by making
the container an inline element as well but that breaks the rest
of my layout, i.e. having the container centered.  Any thoughts
on how to get around this?  Re: CSS inline vs block  This is an
unfortunate problem with current CSS. Floating elements take up
zero space in their co