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oast · 2006-07-03, 09:23 AM

I've started using divs and CSS rather than tables. Makes it a hell of a lot easier

That affords me two main alternatives for layout
1) Fixed-width main div set at approx 754px centered on the page
2) 100% width with fixed-width side bar(s) totalling a maximum of 300px - which leaves a comfortable minimum of 450px for the content on smaller resolutions.

With option 2, if you use absolute positioning, you can get your main content read by the SEs before your left sidebar/nav menu content.

The only thing you have to worry about then, is that the DOC-TYPE declaration is set correctly for the page to look the same in all browsers. (Something that had me scratching my head for a couple of hours one day, wondering why IE wasn't laying out the divs correctly)

JustSomeGuy · 2006-07-05, 08:41 AM

IE gives me all sorts of problems with CSS, i think it's time to take a little more in depth look into the eric meyer books? Anyone have a good CSS resource on online?

oast · 2006-07-05, 09:19 AM

Some of the sites I read are:
ALA (A List Apart)
W3Schools
and
HTMLHelp

Google is a good resource for CSS Tutorials

If you needed help with something specific, you could ask here... quite a few good CSS 'coders' read this board.

LivingColour · 2006-07-25, 07:06 PM

http://glish.com/css/
http://www.bluerobot.com/web/layouts/

I found them useful.

2006-07-03, 09:23 AM	#1
oast With $10,000, we'd be millionaires! We could buy all kinds of useful things like ... love! Join Date: May 2004 Location: UK Posts: 316	I've started using divs and CSS rather than tables. Makes it a hell of a lot easier That affords me two main alternatives for layout 1) Fixed-width main div set at approx 754px centered on the page 2) 100% width with fixed-width side bar(s) totalling a maximum of 300px - which leaves a comfortable minimum of 450px for the content on smaller resolutions. With option 2, if you use absolute positioning, you can get your main content read by the SEs before your left sidebar/nav menu content. The only thing you have to worry about then, is that the DOC-TYPE declaration is set correctly for the page to look the same in all browsers. (Something that had me scratching my head for a couple of hours one day, wondering why IE wasn't laying out the divs correctly) __________________ Playboy Webmasters - The name says it all! $35 per signup or 60% revshare.

2006-07-05, 09:19 AM	#3
oast With $10,000, we'd be millionaires! We could buy all kinds of useful things like ... love! Join Date: May 2004 Location: UK Posts: 316	Some of the sites I read are: ALA (A List Apart) W3Schools and HTMLHelp Google is a good resource for CSS Tutorials If you needed help with something specific, you could ask here... quite a few good CSS 'coders' read this board. __________________ Playboy Webmasters - The name says it all! $35 per signup or 60% revshare.

2006-07-05, 08:41 AM	#2
JustSomeGuy Internet! Is that thing still around? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 7	IE gives me all sorts of problems with CSS, i think it's time to take a little more in depth look into the eric meyer books? Anyone have a good CSS resource on online?

2006-07-25, 07:06 PM	#4
LivingColour Internet! Is that thing still around? Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Belarus Posts: 2	http://glish.com/css/ http://www.bluerobot.com/web/layouts/ I found them useful.