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Suggestion: Ability to have a relative position without creating a gap in the text.

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Description

Usually, position:relative makes the element create a gap while position:absolute does not.

I suggest the option to be able to relatively position something without creating a gap.

Suggestion for parameter name: position: relative-nogap or position:relative-gapless.

For older browsers, a fallback could be used, like position: relative-gapless,relative.

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Read the issue discussion and compare the requested relative-gapless behavior with existing CSS position: relative and position: absolute behavior. Consider the proposed parameter names and older-browser fallback; completion would require resolving the specification design, not making a simple repository edit.

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Assessment

Tech stack
css
Domain
frontend, web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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