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dsulvett
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Alignment of text and pictures in different browsers - 10/24/2007 9:17:13
Thank you in advance for your help everyone....
I am a realtor not a web developer buy i love buildng my own websites...so please be gentle
I have Expressions web...
I ALWAYS have a problem having the website look the same in any browser NOT to MENTION when screen resolutions change. I would love for the website t ofit into the browser whenever the resolution changes...
ALSO, why does my text and pitures not go where i want them too, they always seem to change position even when i go into the layer properties and tell it where to go...
www.vrhometours.com
Any suggestions you make wil be appreciated....you may also critique the website as you wish..
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Tailslide
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RE: Alignment of text and pictures in different browsers - 10/24/2007 10:36:34
Hi
It's a difficult thing... WYSIWYG editors promise to build sites easily for us, and now with DW and EW (to an extent) they even attempt to use better code to do that.
The problem is that if you want a site that works well across browsers and platforms and is accessible by as many people as possible but without getting into the code itself - they go part of the way to do that and then leave you hanging...
You basically end up with the choice of either having a site that looks ok in your browser and at your screen resolution (but possibly not in anyone elses) OR getting to grips with the code itself which will help you build a better site but obviously takes an investment of your time.
If you want to get to grips with the code itself then we can certainly recommend good resources to help you do that.
If you can't spare the time then I can at least offer some suggestions that might help.
1. Really good that you're using a DOCTYPE - that will give you a basis to work from cross-browser!
2. Try to avoid positioning divs (I think EW calls them layers) absolutely as that tends to make a layout easy to break and not flexible enough to cope with different resolutions and different size text. You can end up with an element staying where it is when everything else moves around (might be what's happening with your images).
3. Personally I wouldn't use tables to lay out the page - they're not necessary. I'd stick with divs and float them where necessary to position them rather than using absolute positioning.
4. To get a fluid layout use percentages with widths instead although you might want to do a little Googling on the subject of max-widths as sites can get pretty unreadable at very wide resolutions so it's good to restrict the widest width of the page.
Hope that helps a bit!
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dsulvett
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RE: Alignment of text and pictures in different browsers - 10/24/2007 10:56:20
Thank you very much!
I dont understand %%%% DIV stuff....i am really interestedin learning them but right now the key for me is to get this website up and running properly....
And, if i dont use tables, how will the page stay in line? (i have so much to learn)
divs and float.....? o m gosh...im in trouble huh?
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