Text Wrapping around an absolute positioned div.

Question

I know there are a few questions about similar topics but they mostly amount to floating the div/image. I need to have the image(and div) positioned absolutely (off to the right) but I simply want the text flow around it. It works if I float the div but then I can't position it where I want. As it is the text just flows behind the picture.

    <div class="post">
            <div class="picture">
  <a href="/user/1" title="View user profile."><img src="http://www.neatktp.com/sites/default/files/photos/BlankPortrait.jpg" alt="neatktp&#039;s picture" title="neatktp&#039;s picture"  /></a></div>
      <span class='print-link'></span><p>BlahBlahBlahBlahBlahBlahBlahBlahBlahBlahBlahBlahBlahBlahBlah.</p>
<p>BlahBlahBlahBlahBlahBlahBlahBlahBlahBlahBlahBlahBlahBlahBlah.</p>
        </div>

Is an example of the HTML

with the CSS being:

    .picture img {
        background: #fff;
        border: 1px #ddd solid;
        padding: 2px;
        float: right;
}

.post .picture {
    display: block;
    height: auto;
    position: absolute;
    right: -10px;
    top: -10px;
    width: auto;
}

.post {
    border: 1px solid #FFF;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #e8ebec;
    padding: 37px 22px 11px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 4;
}

It's a Drupal theme so none of this code is mine, it's just that it's not fully working when it comes to putting a picture there.

Answer 1

Absolute positioning does not let you wrap text. You have to use float and position using margin or padding.

Answer 2

Absolute positioning takes the element out of the normal document flow, and therefore it does not interact with the other elements. Perhaps you should revist how to position it using float instead, and ask about it here on Stack Overflow if you get stuck :)