Advantages and Disadvantages of Fixed Position Elements

Fixed position elements are useful in form design and in other situations where the positions of the elements are fixed, such as mailing labels, pre-printed forms, etc. While the ability to easily position an element at any location on a page seems very attractive, there are some disadvantages of using fixed elements. First, if an element outgrows the space assigned to it, its size will not change dynamically, and this could cause truncation. Second, since the positions of the elements are fixed at design time, they cannot be adjusted if the size of the elements expands. If care is not taken, fixed position elements could potentially overlap other elements that flow on the same area.

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