Question

SO designing a website, I ran into a particular problem.

I want two columns of text next to each other. So I floated (left) the first set of text left, and set a margin of 50% to keep it to one side. But when I did the next column of text, and floated it right (I tried left too), but it appears under the former column of text. I also tried using position:relative and moving it, but it refused to move.

I am guessing this is becuase elements cannot be placed within another elements margin.

Please help, with no Javascript. It is evil.

html

<h1 id="firstcolumn">blahblahblahblahblahblah</h1>
<h2 id="secondthingy">foobarfoobarfoobar</h2>

css

#firstcolumn {
    float: left;
    margin: 20;
    margin-left: 15px;
    margin-right: 50%;
    border-right-style: solid;
    border-right-color: black;
    border-right-width: 3px;
    font-size: 200%;
}
#secondthingy { 
    float: right;
}

Answer 1

The following should get you two columns of left aligned text:

#firstcolumn {
    float: left;
    margin: 20;
    max-width: 50%;
    margin-left: 15px;
    border-right-style: solid;
    border-right-color: black;
    border-right-width: 3px;
    font-size: 200%;
}

#secondthingy { 
float: right;
    text-align:left;
    width:45%;
}