My current setup is structured in the following way.
<div id="header">
<div id="heading">Title</div>
<div id="flow">
Enter Something:
<input type="textbox" size="30" id="id" class="class" onkeyup="dosomething()" />
<input id="show" type="button" value="Add" onclick="dosomething()">
<input id="hide" type="button" value="Search" onclick="dosomething()">
<input id="hide1" type="button" value="Clear" onclick="dosomething()">
<input class="floatr" type="button" value="Val" onClick="dosomething()">
<input class="floatr" type="button" value="Val" onclick="dosomething()">
</div>
<div id="flow1">
<textarea readonly="readonly" cols="56" rows="1" value="" id="Search" class="allSearch"/></textarea>
<input class="floatr" type="button" value="val" onClick="dosomething()">
<input class="floatr" type="button" value="val" onClick="dosomething()">
</div>
</div>
I attempted a solution from a previous question but encountered issues. While it functions properly in Chrome and Firefox without any overflow or white-space problems, it fails to work in IE6 and IE8 (even though I understand they are outdated browsers). Link to similar query: HTML+CSS: How to force div contents to stay in one line?
overflow: hidden;
white-space: nowrap;
I utilize jQuery for showing and hiding elements based on user actions. It's uncertain if this impacts the display.
In Internet Explorer developer mode, I notice that two divs 'flow' and 'flow1' are rendered as separate rows instead of a single line. Any suggestions?
Additional note: CSS snippets
#heading
{
text-align:center;
font-size:20px;
}
#header
{
background-color:#85C2FF;
padding-bottom:.6em;
padding-left:.4em;
padding-right:.4em;
white-space: nowrap;
overflow: hidden;
}
.floatr
{
float:right;
}
Despite attempting to include 'whitespace' and 'overflow' within #flow div, there was no noticeable change. The JavaScript segment is lengthy.
@Mrchief I doubt the JavaScript contributes to the issue. The page fails to load correctly without any user interaction. CSS has been incorporated now.
@Phil This is the expected appearance - observed in Chrome
This is how IE displays it. Notice the blue border representing the 'flow' div as occupying two rows. My aim is to present it in a single row. Is this clearer now?
Edit: Identified the root cause.
The 'floatr' CSS attribute appears to be causing the problem. Removing it shifts everything to the left in one line. However, with 'float:right', content moves to the next row. This seems to be an IE-specific dilemma. Any insights?
Resolved! The issue arises when 'float:right' is read by IE, leading to uncertainty regarding which line to commence floating on, hence moving content to the next line. To overcome this, place the float code at the beginning!
<div id="flow">
<input class="floatr" type="button" value="Val" onClick="dosomething()">
<input class="floatr" type="button" value="Val" onclick="dosomething()">
Enter Something:
<input type="textbox" size="30" id="id" class="class" onkeyup="dosomething()" />
<input id="show" type="button" value="Add" onclick="dosomething()">
<input id="hide" type="button" value="Search" onclick="dosomething()">
<input id="hide1" type="button" value="Clear" onclick="dosomething()">
</div>
Hopefully, this information proves helpful to someone grappling with a similar challenge. I've spent hours troubleshooting this. Appreciate all your assistance.