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HTML How to Make a Website Responsive Web Design and Testing Build a Three Column Layout

Posted by Ashley Valdez
Ashley Valdez
Courses Plus Student 2,877 Points

Well, that's all great but how would the average person have known to clear the 4th child?

Just askin

frontend
frontend
15,619 Points

I agree that was a confusing part of the tutorial. It wasn't explained that well.

2 Answers

Lee Zamastil
Lee Zamastil
21,628 Points
Lee Zamastil
Lee Zamastil
21,628 Points

I can't answer your question as it is asked because I don't know what "average person" means. But I do know that with experience—which includes occasional to frequent frustration—you learn that certain problems can often be solved with a few techniques. Clearing floats is one of these.

And we're no longer "average" when it comes to nth-child properties after watching this video. Learning these things is part of that "experience" thing. Cheers!

Michael McKenna
Michael McKenna
3,451 Points
Michael McKenna
Michael McKenna
3,451 Points

Simply answering with that quick anecdote would have sufficed; there was no need to try to bring out the philosophical underpinnings of what he meant by "average person". I guarantee you knew what you meant. Anyway, thanks for the reply. I guess it's just one of those things.

Paul Allen
Paul Allen
8,484 Points
Paul Allen
Paul Allen
8,484 Points

Comparatively speaking, I'm a newb on here, but nonetheless may be able to answer this effectively. I believe the reasoning behind how he knew immediately it needed every 4th moved down is because in a 3-column row, if you move the 4th image down (the first image in the 2nd row), the rest of the images in that row will automatically align themselves horizontally with the first image in that row.