using extension to center layers

[osbornedesign]

I have downloaded and installed the extension for centering layers. However, I can't figure out how to make it work. I don't see any instructions so I have no clue what to do. Please help!

[Larry]

On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:36:07 +0000 (UTC), osbornedesign wrote:

> I have downloaded and installed the extension for centering layers. However, I can't figure out how to make it work. I don't see any instructions so I have no clue what to do. Please help!

Well, I'm a beginner and probably don't know any better, but all I do is:
<div align="center">(content goes here)</div> and that seems to work ok.
That will center a layer in its container, whatever that happens to be -
body, other layer, etc.
--

Larry
email is rapp at lmr dot com
03/22/06 9:29:49 AM

[invisible hammer]

the old trick is to put a "text-align:center" rule in the body tag,
then in a "wrapper" div, give it a set width (in pixels, or %), and set
it's margins to be however many pixels (or other unit of measurement)
from the top and then "auto" for the left and right sides... bottom
dosn't matter.

This way the "wrapper" div will be centered within the "body"... put
your other divs inside the wrapper. You can add a "text-align:left"
rule to your "wrapper" tag so that everything inside the wrapper will
be left-aligned, while the wrapper itself is centered in the body.

You may want to add "margin" and "padding" rules to your body tag and
set them to "0".

body {
background-color:#fff;
text-align:center;
margin:0;
padding:0;}

..wrapper {
position:relative;
width:500px;
height:500px;
margin:50px auto;
background-color:#000;
text-align:left;
}

I put the bg colors in so you could see where your divs are.

[Ms Shayne]

I just download the extension to "center layers" (by Michael Davis) in
dreamweaver. I was so excited to finally find something that fixed this
frustrating handicap. I enthusiastically applied it to a bunch of my previous
designs and have now realized that when you resize the window in a browser, the
layer gets knocked of the intended position. Am I doing something wrong? My
world is shattered if this didn't resolve this thorn in my side like I thought
it would:{

Take a look at the link below and tell me if I'm missing something??? If I did
do it right...is there ANYTHING that can make layers stay where they are
supposed to? Any help would be dramatically appreciated!!!!!
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