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Version: 1.1.alpha.0
Source on Github

Compass Float

This module provides mixins that help you work around the double-margin bug in IE5/6.

This file can be imported using: @import "compass/utilities/general/float"

Imports

  1. Browser Support – Provides configuration options for the Compass Browser Support Matrix.

Configurable Variables help

$critical-usage-threshold

The legacy support threshold for float. Defaults to the $critical-usage-threshold.

Mixins

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=float-left
  +float(left)

@mixin float-left {
  @include float(left);
}

Implementation of float:left with fix for the double-margin bug in IE5/6

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=float-right
  +float(right)

@mixin float-right {
  @include float(right);
}

Implementation of float:right with fix for the double-margin bug in IE5/6

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=float($side: left)
  float: unquote($side)
  @if support-legacy-browser("ie", "6", $threshold: $legacy-float-support-threshold)
    display: inline

@mixin float($side: left) {
  float: unquote($side);
  @if support-legacy-browser("ie", "6", $threshold: $legacy-float-support-threshold) {
    display: inline;
  }
}

Direction independent float mixin that fixes the double-margin bug in IE5/6

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=reset-float($display: block)
  float: none
  @if support-legacy-browser("ie", "6", $threshold: $legacy-float-support-threshold)
    display: $display

@mixin reset-float($display: block) {
  float: none;
  @if support-legacy-browser("ie", "6", $threshold: $legacy-float-support-threshold) {
    display: $display;
  }
}

Resets floated elements back to their default of float: none and defaults to display: block unless you pass inline as an argument

Usage Example:

body.homepage
  #footer li
    +float-left
body.signup
  #footer li
    +reset-float