Using iCheck: checkbox and label on different lines (want them inline)

Question

I am using the jquery plugin iCheck to style my checkboxes. I have successfully done this, but now I am not able to get the checkbox and label on the same line.

Here is the main code:

<ul class="facebook-friends">

        @foreach ($friends as $friend)

        <li>
        <div class="facebook_friend">
        <input tabindex="1" type="checkbox" name="friend" id="{{$friend}}" value="{{$friend}}">
        <label for="{{$friend}}" style="display:block;">
        <span class="icon"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/{{ $friend }}"><img src="https://graph.facebook.com/{{ $friend }}/picture" alt="" height="40" width="40"></a></span>
        </label>
        </div>
        </li>

        @endforeach                     
</ul>

CSS:

.facebook_friend {
    width:150px;
}

.icon {
    width:45px;
}

ul.facebook-friends {
    margin:0;
    padding:0;
    border:0;
    overflow:hidden;
    *zoom:1;
    width:500px;
    font-family:'proxima-nova';
    font-size:12px;


    color:#999

}

ul.facebook-friends li {

    list-style-image:none;
    list-style-type:none;
    margin-left:0;
    white-space:normal;
    display:inline;
    float:left;
    padding-left:0px;

    margin: 5px;

}

The iCheck box renders like so:

<div class="icheckbox_square-blue" style="position: relative;">
<input tabindex="1" type="checkbox" name="friend" id="3607" value="3607" style="position: absolute; top: -20%; left: -20%; display: block; width: 140%; height: 140%; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; opacity: 0; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">
<ins class="iCheck-helper" style="position: absolute; top: -20%; left: -20%; display: block; width: 140%; height: 140%; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; opacity: 0; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"></ins>
</div>

The image that I am using for the label for the checkbox appears on the line under the check boxes. Do you see anything that would make this be the case? I would like them in line. I am using Laravel 4.

Answer 1

Just move you input/checkbox inside the label, like

<ul>
    @foreach ($friends as $friend)
        <li>
            <div class="facebook_friend">
                <label for="{{$friend}}" style="display:block;">
                    <input tabindex="1" type="checkbox" name="friend" id="{{$friend}}" value="{{$friend}}">
                        <span class="icon">
                            <a href="http://www.facebook.com/{{ $friend }}">
                                <img src="https://graph.facebook.com/{{ $friend }}/picture" alt="" height="40" width="40">
                            </a>
                        </span>
                </label>
            </div>
        </li>
    @endforeach
</ul>

DEMO HERE.

Answer 2

There is a small mistake that you might have missed,

I have creates a sample fiddle to explain the proof,

Just modify your code like this ..

  <ul>
  @foreach ($friends as $friend)
    <li>
    <div class="facebook_friend">
    <input tabindex="1" type="checkbox" name="friend" id="{{$friend}}" value="{{$friend}}">
    <label for="{{$friend}}"> /* Removed display:block here */
    <span class="icon"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/{{ $friend }}"><img src="https://graph.facebook.com/{{ $friend }}/picture" alt="" height="40" width="40"></a></span>
    </label>
    </div>
    </li>
    @endforeach
  </ul> 

I have removed style="display:block" from label tag, that did trick,

Check the fiddle for small sample,

Edit: As these one is not working changing the style sheet that might be adding more style,

ul.facebook-friends li {
    list-style-image:none;
    list-style-type:none;
    white-space:normal;
    display:inline;
    padding-left:0px; /* this was lfet you need to correct it*/
    margin: 5px;
    margin-left:0; /* this was over ridden by the 5px as it was specified after */
    position:relative;
}

Edit 2 :Updated Fiddle

I have updated fiddle to verify your code fiddle2 but here also this works fine..!!

Please provide live link of your page for further help, thank you

Answer 3

I have solved a similar issue where I also want the checkbox aligned inline, but I needed the text on the right to be able to span on 2 lines without going below the checkbox

Check fiddle here

Seems the trick with aligning the checkbox is to have another container around it (in my case <i>) that i positioned absolute, changing the default checkbox container position will mess up the clickable area.

<div class="rcb-recent">
<div class="rcb-recent-items">
    <!-- ROW -->
    <div class="rcb-recent-item">
        <i>
            <input type="checkbox" class="recent-cb" checked="checked" />
        </i>
        <span>
            <a href="#">1-year Master in International Cooperation &amp; Development</a>
        </span>
    </div>
    <!-- ROW -->
    <div class="rcb-recent-item">
        <i>
            <input type="checkbox" class="recent-cb" checked="checked" />
        </i>
        <span>
            <a href="#">1-year Master in International Cooperation &amp; Development</a>
        </span>
    </div>
</div>
</div>

The CSS

.rcb-recent {
  width: 200px
}

.rcb-recent-item {
  position: relative;
  margin-bottom: 10px
}

.rcb-recent-item i {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
}

.rcb-recent-item span {
  display: block;
  margin-left: 30px;
}