[v4] Why are all col classes 'position: relative'?

Is there a reason for making all columns relative?

Typically I wrap my rows and cols inside ‘sections’ which have their own padding top and bottom. I sometimes choose to make elements inside those columns stick absolutely to the edges of the section. With cols as relative now, it’s less trivial to do so.

Applying an override of…

[class*='col'] {
    position: static;
}

does the trick, and I can’t seem to find any drawbacks. Although I’m wondering if there’s a good reason for relative in the first place? Please correct me if I’m wrong or missing something.

Cheers!

[mdo]

Yup, agreed.

We’ll be dropping the relative from columns in v5, just need to make sure we’re considering the change to other components as mentioned in my last comment. ❤️

[mdo]

PR opened: #25255.