Re: How to change Absolute Layers to Relative?

#1 (**permalink**) 02-02-2008, 03:04 PM

Thanks again Murray, but? (there's always a but!) LOL. I notice the pages with
the wrapper slightly jump the right compared to the other pages. For the sake
of consistency would there be any problem putting the wrapper code into those
other pages? Would it be exactly the same code, or would I have to remove the
word 'relative'? Would this also be the case if I applied the code to other
pages I had made for other sites. Is the '760 pixels' a default setting or only
applicable to these pages. All my sites are pretty much 800x600 anyway. Thanks.

#2 (**permalink**) 02-02-2008, 03:43 PM

> Thanks again Murray, but? (there's always a but!) LOL. I notice the pages
> with
> the wrapper slightly jump the right compared to the other pages.

Most likely you are seeing the appearance and disappearance of a vertical
scrollbar. You can force all pages to have one by adding this to your CSS
(below any rules you might already have for the body tag -

html, body { min-height:100.01%; margin-bottom:1px; }

> For the sake
> of consistency would there be any problem putting the wrapper code into
> those
> other pages?

Most likely not, but to be sure one would have to look at the code on the
other pages.

> Would it be exactly the same code, or would I have to remove the
> word 'relative'?

It would be exactly the same method.

> Would this also be the case if I applied the code to other
> pages I had made for other sites.

Certainly.

> Is the '760 pixels' a default setting or only
> applicable to these pages.

A 760px wide viewport is approximately the widest one you can practically
have on an 800px wide screen. I chose this value so that people using
800x600 screens would see the entire page in a maximized browser viewport
without having a horizontal scrollbar (assuming that they don't have any
browser sidebars open).

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"Fodderstompf" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks again Murray, but? (there's always a but!) LOL. I notice the pages
> with
> the wrapper slightly jump the right compared to the other pages. For the
> sake
> of consistency would there be any problem putting the wrapper code into
> those
> other pages? Would it be exactly the same code, or would I have to remove
> the
> word 'relative'? Would this also be the case if I applied the code to
> other
> pages I had made for other sites. Is the '760 pixels' a default setting or
> only
> applicable to these pages. All my sites are pretty much 800x600 anyway.
> Thanks.
>

#3 (**permalink**) 02-02-2008, 04:19 PM

Thanks. Don't think its anything to do with a scrollbar. This is the link
(site isn't live yet). If you go through the page links, the pages with the
wrapper ? Portfolio (gallery.html) & About (home.html) - jump slightly to
the right. http://www.necpublishing.com/home.html I probably will just put the
wrapper on them all, but if you could give it a quick look it would be much
appreciated.

#4 (**permalink**) 02-02-2008, 04:28 PM

You have not implemented my suggestion properly. On the pages where you
have tried, you have this -

</head>

<body ...>
<div id="wrapper">

<body
onLoad="MM_preloadImages('/images/homepic1.jpg','/images/homepic2.jpg','/images/homepic3.jpg','/images/gallmain.jpg','/images/gallery3.jpg','/images/gallery2.jpg','/images/gallery4.jpg','/images/gallery5.jpg')">
<table width="780"

Clearly that's a mistake.

1. You cannot have two body tags on the page.
2. You have implemented my suggestion LITERALLY, without realizing that the
ellipsis in the body tag merely stood for everything else that might have
been there.

So - change this code as follows -

</head>
<body
onLoad="MM_preloadImages('/images/homepic1.jpg','/images/homepic2.jpg','/images/homepic3.jpg','/images/gallmain.jpg','/images/gallery3.jpg','/images/gallery2.jpg','/images/gallery4.jpg','/images/gallery5.jpg')">

<div id="wrapper">
<table width="780"

and see if you still get the right shift.

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"Fodderstompf" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks. Don't think its anything to do with a scrollbar. This is the link
> (site isn't live yet). If you go through the page links, the pages with
> the
> wrapper ? Portfolio (gallery.html) & About (home.html) - jump
> slightly to
> the right. http://www.necpublishing.com/home.html I probably will just
> put the
> wrapper on them all, but if you could give it a quick look it would be
> much
> appreciated.
>

#5 (**permalink**) 02-02-2008, 04:36 PM

Cheers. I did wonder about that additional body!

I'll give it a go tonight when I get in. Thanks.

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