Using negative margins OK to achieve block position?

ChancyRat

Is it okay to do this - meaning no negative impact on page load time, or anything else I can't imagine?
Sometimes I put negative margins on several blocks on a page.

In the current text block example I have a -110 top margin, and gave it a 300 px container size. (Not sure the latter was required.)

I don't know any other workaround to position blocks of various uneven sizes. Thanks.

ChancyRat

And yes I did need to set the container width because otherwise the text rolls onto the next photos.

Allen

Might try position.

.sm-page-widget-xxxxxxxxx {
position:relative;
top: -110px;
}

ChancyRat

Allen wrote: »

Might try position.

.sm-page-widget-xxxxxxxxx {
position:relative;
top: -110px;
}

Thanks, Allen. In my groping to understand, you are saying... Okay what are you saying? lol. To throw out use of photo blocks and use html, so that this CSS can be used?

ChancyRat

Ah, maybe I wasn't clear. These photos are photo blocks. No HTML blocks. Only the text block is other than a photo block.

Allen

I think all the blocks of any type have a specific static class name. .sm-page-widget-xxxxxxxx

leftquark

It's OK to use negative margins. I use them often.