Question

So I’m trying to position a facebook/youtube/twitter button on a div that is 318 pixels across (so about 106 pixels per button).

Expected Ouput

_{(source: iforce.co.nz)}

I’m using float and display:inline on each button as its being rendered. I’ve provided my code below.

CSS CODE

#socialController{
width: 318px;
background-color:#fff;
display: inline;
}
.socialmedia
{
width:106px;
height:20px;
float:left;
vertical-align:middle;
background-position:center center;
background-repeat:no-repeat;
background-color:#373737;
}
.socialmedia:hover{
background-color:#444
}
#sm_fb{
background-image:url(../img/fb.png)
}
#sm_tw{
background-image:url(../img/tw.png)
}
#sm_yt{
background-image:url(../img/yt.png)
}

HTML CODE

<div id="socialController">
<a href="#" class="socialmedia" id="sm_fb" title="CSGONZ Facebook"></a>
<a href="#" class="socialmedia" id="sm_yt" title="CSGONZ Youtube"></a>
<a href="#" class="socialmedia" id="sm_tw" title="CSGONZ Twitter"></a>
</div>

But the problem is I’m not reaching my expected Horizontal positioning.. but instead I’m getting a vertical positioning of the buttons.

Actual Output

_{(source: iforce.co.nz)}

What is the problem? and what am I missing? to achieve a horizontal layout?

Answer 1

Let’s try this:

#socialController {
width: 318px;
background-color:#fff;
display: block;
}

Like this:

http://jsfiddle.net/CQTus/