On the gift site in my signature, I've been trying to get the bookmark image (which is a form input) in the top of the center section to follow the text without forcing the previous text to the floor.

Anybody have an idea that might help?

Sounds like you're talking about "Image Float Without Text Wrap" -- see if this solves the problem.

after looking at your page and seeing what it appears you are trying to do, the best I can come up with is this:

1. change the padding-bottom on the containing div (id="searchbar") to 20px
2. add style="display:inline;" to the paragraph
3. add style="margin-bottom: -20;" to the input tag

Thank you both for the ideas.

I tried both. Could easily have missed something, but they didn't seem to do the trick. There is a link in the sidebar three inches away for now...

You were trying to get it to place the tag just at the end of the paragraph right?

I tested the changes myself using the firebug plugin in Firefox.  I wasn't able to test like this for IE though.  Oh well

Steven -

Yes. That was the ticket.

Again, I may not have implemented it correctly, but what your suggestion achieved was the same result as including the form element in the <p></p> tags and styling the form element with display:inline; - which was to get the placement correct but the preceeding text would drop to the baseline of the image. What I would construe an unsavory bit of digital muck inconsistent with the high standards we hold dear.

the negative margin-bottom on the form should have allowed the bottom line to move back up into position.  The idea is that the inline elements line up on the bottom, but setting a negative margin actually brings the "bottom" up a ways on the image.  The padding-bottom on the div was just to offset that, otherwise the horizontal rule cuts right through the image

Steven -

Thanks for clearing up and taking a little time for my dilemma.

I've fiddled with negative margins before a bit. I'll give it another try a bit later. I have to play "veterinarian", which is like "doctor", with none of the perks...

Steven -- Gary just wanted someone to solve his problem ... typical of us lazy TEXANS and ARIZONIANS...LOL!

I know Im gonna get bashed for saying this, but how about strategic use of a table?

What i tend to do for forms is have the input title in one cell, then the form field in another. i get them all lined up nice and neatly.
I do this in a seperate file, usually php (incase i want to pre fill some fields)

I then call that file as an image on the page or a php include wrapped in a div and position it with css. That way i find im only trying to position 1 element rather than each seperate element of the form.

griffinsbridge -

Nah, no bashing

But, the index doesn't have any tables and I'm trying to keep it that way for no good reason. 

My forms are in tables though. I figure we're allowed.

The use of includes is something I started a while ago and now, pretty much anything that is duplicated is an include. They save me tons of time when changes are needed, etc.