HELP . CSS centering . search + menu . HELP

[aerolex]

my regards to all here in these dreamweaver forums . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A CALL
FOR HELP_ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i've been in a heated battle
for the past week with this formidable foe CSS . i've got him on the ropes
right now and i need that extra bit of info to finish that knockout layout.
so, to all the CSS veteran pros, see if you can't lend some of your expertise
on these following questions : FIRST . i'd like to use
[url]http://nontype.com/type.htm[/url] in that example i used ABSOLUTE POSITIONING to
center the content and it's relative right-side column as best i could, but
HOW CAN I CENTER RELATIVE to the users screen resolution rather than being
pixel dependent ? ? ? any info any suggestions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.. . all help is much appreciated . my thanks in advance . hold me down .
aerosyn.lex.m HOLLA

[UltraDav]

with regards to you first question

the way they have done it is using a CGI script which is server based, more
than likely came with the hosting set up.

it's easy to build the drop menu, called a (jump-menu). dreamweaver has this
facility built in. You can access it in the Forms tab.

add a few Labels, give them pages to jump to, click the 'Add Go' button i
think its called, and voila u have a javascript jump menu.
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your second question

centering in css doesnt require values.
you can center content using the folowing method.

margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;

Regards,
Dave Thomas
DMX Zone Manager
[url]www.dmxzone.com[/url]

[aerolex]

ULTRADAV . ultrahelp .

your professional assistance is much appreciated . my sincerest thanks


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holla

[aerolex]

Might i ask in return . . . i've gone about trying to CENTER the #main-body
DIV in my page by using the margin-left; auto margin-right;auto but the
reaction of the layout was to align itself to the left edge of the browser page
.. what can i do to truly center this ? and i also have TWO NAVBAR
components to worry about ; what can i do to place them in relation to the
#main-body element . rather than giving them a absolute position ? ? ? , , ,
thanks in advance lex

[UltraDav]

post ya css code up.

with centering i will usually, create one div to wrap everything.

my bad for the above, the css i gave is true although it also relies on other
elements such as

body{
text-align: center;
}
using this in conjunction with the margin-left/right:auto; will place your
divs correctly.

i personally use the other method offered, as i like to define a width for my
holder div, which goes like

#holder{
width: 800px;
left: 50%
margin-left: -400px;
}

above is the very basics of the css needed, setting the div 50% left of the
page and then giving a negative left margin of half the overall width,
gaurantees it centers properly.

Regards,
Dave Thomas
DMX Zone Manager
[url]www.dmxzone.com[/url]