Thread:Project:Support desk/Changing position of the edit link/reply (7)

I don't understand what you mean by "CSS tricks" as both of those are completely normal.

In my fresh installation of the Vector skin, the  element (which I'll call A) comes before the   element (which I'll call B), so the CSS you're giving would be completely normal.

Without any floats, A will always come before B. Putting  on B allows it to appear to the left of A even though it is literally after (that is, to the right of) it.