Looking to arrange a series of menus using the float and clearfix method, but encountering some issues. Specifically, trying to align the menu group to the right without setting a uniform width due to varying text lengths. However, adding padding causes the last element to drop down to a new line, indicating an unexpected behavior in the floating container.
If forcibly assigning a large width to the container, it eliminates the extra line, but leads to uncontrolled whitespace on the right. On the other hand, allowing children to float right without setting the parent container's float property achieves desired results, albeit requiring <li> to be written in reverse order.
The HTML code snippet is as follows:
<ul class="clearfix" id="top-navigation-container">
<li class="top-navigation">12345678</li>
<li class="top-navigation">2345</li>
<li class="top-navigation">3</li>
<li class="top-navigation">LOG IN</li>
</ul>
And the accompanying SCSS code:
#top-navigation-container {
float: right; // Unexpected behavior here.
white-space: nowrap;
// width: 75%;
text-align: center;
top: 25px;
right: 25px;
.top-navigation {
// width: 25%;
padding-left: 2%;
padding-right: 2%;
float: left;
display: inline-block;
}
}
.clearfix::after {
visibility: hidden;
display: block;
font-size: 0;
content: " ";
clear: both;
height: 0;
}
Seeking clarity on why the new line occurs and how toggling float or white-space properties in Chrome DevTools affects the rendering unpredictably, sometimes eliminating extra lines or introducing excess whitespace on the right.
Are there any more effective solutions available to address these challenges?