Sun, 2004-04-18 13:33
hey this is my first post to this forum and i am a CSS newbie im currently having problems creating a no tables layout
the part of the problem is
the css
#footer {
position: relative;
text-align: center;
top:99%;
width: 92%;
padding:.3em;
}
#content {
position: absolute;
display: block;
border: 2px dotted #000000;
color: #000000;
text-align: center;
background:#ECEAE6;
left:2%;
top:200px;
width: 92%;
padding:.3em;
}The HTML
<div id="content">
Welcome
</div>
<div id="footer">
<p>
<a href="http://validator.w3.org/check/referer"> <img style="border:0;width:88px;height:31px"
src="http://www.w3.org/Icons/valid-xhtml10"
alt="Valid XHTML 1.0!" height="31" width="88" /></a>
<a href="http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/check/referer">
<img style="border:0;width:88px;height:31px"
src="http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/images/vcss"
alt="Valid CSS!" />
</a>
<a href="http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/"
title="Get Firefox - The Browser, Reloaded"><img
src="http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/buttons/getfirefox_large2.png"
style="border:0;" alt="Get Firefox" /></a>
</p>
</div>
the problem i am facing is that i want the buttons to be directly under the content div but it appears half way down the page...i could use absolute posisioning but i dont know how far down the page my content will be (it will be different on each page) can anyone give an idea to a css newbie 
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Sun, 2004-04-18 14:40
#1
problems with divs
Hi
Is this more like what you wanted?
#footer {
position: relative;
text-align: center;
padding:.3em;
}
#content {
position: relative;
border: 2px dotted #000000;
color: #000000;
text-align: center;
background:#ECEAE6;
margin-left:2px;
margin-top:200px;
width: 92%;
padding:.3em;
}
Trevor
Sun, 2004-04-18 15:12
#2
problems with divs
no it didnt really work allow me to link to the page where i am doing
http://www.ivelosttheplot.com/pr/notables/index.htm
http://www.ivelosttheplot.com/pr/notables/menu.css
http://www.ivelosttheplot.com/pr/notables/main.css
as the content gets bigger the buttons should shrink
Sun, 2004-04-18 16:12
#3
problems with divs
Hi Dom
You are going to have to much more fully describe what you are trying to do, as I cannot figure it out from what you have said so far.
Trevor
Sun, 2004-04-18 16:20
#4
problems with divs
if you look at the index page above you will notice that the menu is positioned corrently as is the logo above but what i want is the "footer" (the XHTML, CSS and firebird buttons) to be below the content box.. the problem i am having is that the content box changes height so i cannot position it in pixels
Sun, 2004-04-18 16:40
#5
problems with divs
Hi Dom
I sort of already answered your question, but
If a div is positioned relatively then don't use top, left, right or bottom.
Use margin-top, margin-left, etc.
So, change the top:150px in the content style to margin-top:150px
Trevor
Sun, 2004-04-18 16:46
#6
problems with divs
that worked for the footer...but now the textbox just stays in one place (no matter if i put margin-top:250px margin-top:550px or anything it dostn move
Sun, 2004-04-18 16:49
#7
problems with divs
ok it works in firefox fine but in IE the footer stays in the middle and the content doesnt move at all
Sun, 2004-04-18 17:39
#8
problems with divs
well the site works how i want it to in firefox... but not in IE
check it out http://www.ivelosttheplot.com/pr/notables/
Sun, 2004-04-18 19:00
#9
problems with divs
Hi
I see the menu is all position:absolute
What this measns to the browser is:
Put me exactly in this place and all other content can ignore me (so it goes either on top or under me).
You really shouldn't use position:absolute unless you are absolutely sure you need it, and you don't.
I don't want to spend hours doing your work for you, just point you in the right direction. Take out the absolutes and use relatives (or no postion at all), and then rebuild it.
Trevor
Sun, 2004-04-18 19:04
#10
problems with divs
im not asking for you to do the worki am glad your pointing me in the direction... but why does it work in firefox and not IE
Sun, 2004-04-18 19:23
#11
problems with divs
_Dom_ wrote:
im not asking for you to do the worki am glad your pointing me in the direction... but why does it work in firefox and not IE
Hi
There is a forum I know where one guy solves EVERYBODY'S problems by re-writing their entire code.
I prefer to point or hint, coz that way you learn.
As to why the difference? Life and Microsnot. Hate it we may, but IE is here to stay.
Trevor
Mon, 2004-04-19 01:45
#12
problems with divs
The site is identical in Op7 Firebird and IE6. ?
Wed, 2004-04-21 19:42
#13
problems with divs
yeah i changed it.... looks good i think
Sat, 2004-04-24 10:05
#14
problems with divs
Quote:
but why does it work in firefox and not IE
Here is a good site for you to check out
http://www.virtuelvis.com/archives/158.html
I have used this and it works for me. It might help you out with your IE problem.
Good luck