Form with panels using css - css

Question

I want to achieve a form using css which have different panels for different groups of input fields.
Similar to this.
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I know this is a desktop client. But is there any way to achieve such a layout with fieldsets css ?

Answer 1

You can use float:
<form>
<div id="col1">
<fieldset id="fldst1"></fieldset>
<fieldset id="fldst2"></fieldset>
<fieldset id="fldst3"></fieldset>
</div>
<div id="col2">
<fieldset id="fldst4"></fieldset>
<fieldset id="fldst5"></fieldset>
</div>
<div id="col3">
<fieldset id="fldst6"></fieldset>
<fieldset id="fldst7"></fieldset>
<fieldset id="fldst8"></fieldset>
</div>
<div style="clear:both;" />
</form>
In your CSS:
#col1, #col2, #col3 {
float: left;
width: 300px;
}
Then you place the different form elements in your fieldsets.

Answer 2

I'm not quite sure what part of the layout exactly is the problem. You obviously know about fieldset and you layout them exactly the same way you would layout any other HTML element (such as div).
I'm guessing it the columns. You have two possibilities here. A) Either put a number of fieldsets into a div with the width (100% / number of columns) and float those divs, or B) if you only need to support modern browsers use CSS 3 column properties and the browser will calculate the number of fieldsets per column for you automatically:
A)
#columns .column {
float: left;
width: 33%;
}
<div id="columns">
<div class="column">
<fieldset>...</fieldset>
<fieldset>...</fieldset>
<fieldset>...</fieldset>
</div>
<div class="column">
<fieldset>...</fieldset>
<fieldset>...</fieldset>
<fieldset>...</fieldset>
</div>
<div class="column">
<fieldset>...</fieldset>
<fieldset>...</fieldset>
<fieldset>...</fieldset>
</div>
</div>
B)
#columns {
column-count: 3
/* Just covering all bases here. Not sure which browsers actually support this */
-webkit-column-count: 3
-moz-column-count: 3
-o-column-count: 3
-ms-column-count: 3
}
<div id="columns">
<fieldset>...</fieldset>
<fieldset>...</fieldset>
<fieldset>...</fieldset>
<fieldset>...</fieldset>
<fieldset>...</fieldset>
<fieldset>...</fieldset>
<fieldset>...</fieldset>
<fieldset>...</fieldset>
<fieldset>...</fieldset>
</div>

Answer 3

CSS:
<style type="text/css">
fieldset {
width: 33%;
float: left;
}
</style>
HTML:
<fieldset>
<legend>Anschrift</legend>
<label for="nachname">Nachname:</label>
<input id="nachname" name="nachname" type="text">
</fieldset>
<fieldset>
<legend>Firmenanschrift</legend>
<label for="firma">Firma:</label>
<input id="firma" name="firma" type="text">
</fieldset>
<fieldset>
<legend>Einkommen</legend>
<label for="jaresgehalt">Jaresgehalt:</label>
<input id="jaresgehalt" name="jaresgehalt" type="text">
</fieldset>