Sun, 2007-11-04 13:17
You know what it's like - the more you look at something the harder it is to see. Well I have looked and looked and cannot see why these columns do not go in the right places!
http://www.idealweddingplanner.co.uk I have stripped it down to the bare stuff in order to try and sort this problem out.
Css
.left { margin-right: 10px }
.right { margin-left: 10px }
.small { font-size: 9px;}
#container{
width:800px;
text-align:left; /*center hack*/
padding:0px;
overflow: hidden;
margin: 0 auto;
background-image: url(../images_default/bgcontainer.jpg);
}
#header {
font-size: 2em;
font-weight: bold;
padding-top: 4px;
padding-left: 18px;
color: #9D1B00;
background-image: url(../images_default/bgheader.jpg);
background-repeat:no-repeat;
}
#leftside {
float: left;
overflow: hidden;
width: 160px;
overflow: hidden;
margin-left:10px;
padding-top: 50px;
background-color:#FFFFFF;
background-image:url(../images_default/bgleftside.jpg);
background-repeat:no-repeat;
}
#main {
width: 630px;
padding-left: 8px;
float: right;
overflow: hidden;
}
.menu{
height: 12px;
}
a.menu:link, a.menu:visited {
display: block;
color: #9D1B00;
padding: 3px 3em 3px 6px;
text-decoration: none;
border: 1px #9D1B00 none;
font-weight: bold;
margin-bottom: 2px;
}
a.menu:hover, a.menu:hover {
background: #F0EBE8;
border-right: 5px #9D1B00 solid;
color: #CEBAAF;
}
#footer_top{}
#footer {
text-align: center;
margin-top: 4px;
border-top: 2px #9D1B00 dotted;
}
#footer_bottom{
background-color: #FFFFFF;
width:800px;
background-image: url(../images_default/bgfooter.jpg);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position: bottom;
}
/*############# End custom template #############*/
A:link { text-decoration: underline; color: #2266AA; }
A:link:hover { color: #665740; }
A:visited { text-decoration: underline; color: #2266AA; }
A:visited:hover { color: #665740; }
BODY
{
font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 12px;
color: #000000;
text-align:center; /*center hack*/
background-color: #A33D09;
background-image: url(../images_default/background.gif);
padding: 0em;
margin-top: 0;
}
html
This is where the main content of the site will be going. It should be level with the top of the left column
It is probably something really simple and somthing really stupid that I've done! Grateful for any help!
Jill
Sun, 2007-11-04 13:38
#1
Don't pad major major
Don't pad major major elements, along with width declarations; you are adding to the overall width, always be aware of your box model.
In this instance why are you floating #main? try just adding left margin equal or slightly greater than the left column width and remove any width on #main, also you don't need to be setting overflow hidden everywhere.
Sun, 2007-11-04 14:20
#2
Hugo wrote:Don't pad major
Hugo wrote:
Don't pad major major elements ...
What about minor major elements? Or major minor elements?
Mon, 2007-11-05 07:19
#3
I am sure I posted a thank
I am sure I posted a thank you, this is now cleared post but can't see it!
Anyway, thank you - most helpful!
Tue, 2007-11-06 22:50
#4
Triumph wrote:Hugo
Triumph wrote:
Hugo wrote:Don't pad major major elements ...
What about minor major elements? Or major minor elements?
I tend to only worry about the major major elements , as major elements tend to be of a lower consequence, although mini minor majorish type elements can also present problems as can majorly minorish elements although being a minorish offset by a majorish one usually means that they will level out to minor minor majorical.
Tue, 2007-11-06 23:05
#5
Quote:What about minor major
Quote:
What about minor major elements? Or major minor elements?
*shaking head and laughing* Oh Triumph you should have know better!
Mods and gurus – THANK YOU!
For your time, knowledge and experience so willingly and generously given.
Please come back tomorrow and sort us all out again 
Tue, 2007-11-06 23:07
#6
Avatar changed!
I did it on FF! But it's not staying, it was just to prove a point.
Mods and gurus – THANK YOU!
For your time, knowledge and experience so willingly and generously given.
Please come back tomorrow and sort us all out again
Tue, 2007-11-06 23:19
#7
Smee wrote:I did it on FF!
Smee wrote:
I did it on FF! But it's not staying, it was just to prove a point.
:? looks the same? no majorish or indeed minorih change, perhaps you just performed the minor minor minorish one which is fairly advanced stuff.
Wed, 2007-11-07 00:06
#8
Quote: looks the
Quote:
:? looks the same?
What do you mean it looks the same - it's a duck!
Log out and log back in again. Though I did that last night after I'd changed it, and it hadn't changed and I logged in to answer here and there it was! Mihir and Tony were having more trouble than Flash Gordon's sister last night.
Quote:
perhaps you just performed the minor minor minorish one which is fairly advanced stuff.
I did! I did!! And it worked! 
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Wed, 2007-11-07 11:08
#9
Oooh! Well not anymore it
:blushing: Oooh! Well not anymore it isn't. I'm very confused. Last night it told me my changes had been saved but didn't actually show the change to the duck.
Today at work I logged on briefly and there was the duck! Hence my comment above.
I just went to my account to change it back to the daisy and the daisy beat me to it - it was there.
I think Mr Tony did it. Either that or the forum ghost.
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Wed, 2007-11-07 15:40
#10
Hmm, I'm seeing what might
Hmm, I'm seeing what might pass for a duck on a foggy moonless night.
I checked with animation on. At least it doesn't creep me out as did that Audrey II wannabe. 
cheers,
gary
Wed, 2007-11-07 20:54
#11
Quote:Hmm, I'm seeing what
Quote:
Hmm, I'm seeing what might pass for a duck on a foggy moonless night.
Aaaw...be nice Gary. I thought it was a very friendly little duck 
But it's gone again and now I'm back to blockhead and I haven't done anything! Can anyone else see the duck?
Quote:
I checked with animation on. At least it doesn't creep me out as did that Audrey II wannabe.
ROFL! No it doesn't move - I'm keeping my wiggly duck for later. But be careful....Audrey is watching!!!
EDIT/ Oops! No Blockhead was in preview mode but Daisy's on the forum my end - I shall check at work again today :?
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Thu, 2007-11-08 09:16
#12
Are you getting the cached
Are you getting the cached avatar? I had to do a forced refresh the first time.
cheers,
gary
Thu, 2007-11-08 11:17
#13
Well yes, I did! I just
Well yes, I did! I just force refreshed and there's the duck! But how can that be? When I close FF it supposedly clears everything - I've got all the boxes ticked. :? How come it's giving me the new bits of the thread but the old pictures when the script must say "here, use this new picture"
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For your time, knowledge and experience so willingly and generously given.
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