CSS - First Div Layout, Div Expansion Issue

hi,
kinda of new to working with css for layouts, but a friend told me its good to make the change over from using tables...

well heres my dilema.
i want to make a layout like this.....

Code:

|-----------------------------------|
|Header                             |
|-----------------------------------|
|  Advert      | Loginbox  |        |
|--------------------------|        |
|Main content              |        |
|Main content              |        |
|Main content              |        |
|-----------------------------------|

In tables... its 3 rows 3 column....
with 1st column on 1st row spanning 3 columns
and 3rd column on 2nd row spanning 2 rows
and 1st column on 3rd row spanning 2 columns

Attached is what i have so far for my css...
or visit www.ftapro.co.uk/csslayout.html
its just the Main content part which i can get to fit into place.

I am very greatful for any help.

Rob

Hey friends,

I am having some problem, may be you ppl can help me. Well i am using Social Engine with template. and i have the probelm that when i click on a link my LOGO and Menu moves upside automatically. Some area of CSS is wrapped in a code snippet. Code:

/* GLOBAL STYLES */  html {  	min-height: 100%; 	margin-bottom: 1px;  } body { 	background: #FFFFFF; 	position: relative; 	text-align: center; 	font-size: 11px; 	cursor:default; 	margin: 0px;  }  table.body { 	width: 900px; 	padding:0px; 	 }  p { 	margin: 0px; 	padding: 0px; }  div, td { 	font-family: tahoma, "Trebuchet MS", arial, serif; 	font-size: 11px; 	color: #555555; 	line-height: 140%; }    #main_background_top{height:59px; margin:0px; padding:0px; background-color:#29404f; width:100%;} #fake_body{position:absolute; top:0;  width:990px; padding:0px; margin:0 auto;} #wrap{width:990px; padding:0px; margin:0 auto;} #container6 { float:center; padding:0px; width:990px; margin: 0 auto 0 auto;  }   /*RESETS*/ *{padding:0; margin:0;} ul{list-style-type:none;} fieldset{border:none;} a img{border:none;} a{-moz-outline:none;}    /*HACKS*/  .clearfix:after { 	content:"."; 	display:block; 	height:0; 	clear:both; 	visibility:hidden; } .clearfix {display:inline-block;} /* Hide from IE Mac \*/ 	.clearfix {display:block;} /* End hide from IE Mac */  .text_replace{background-repeat:no-repeat; outline:0; text-indent:-9999px;} a.text_replace:active{outline:0;}  /*header*/ #global_header{position:relative; height:60px; } #focus_top{width:789px; height:38px; float:right; margin-top:20px; background-color:#1a2b37; border:1px solid #475f6f; border-bottom:none;} #global_header a{color:#fff;}  #global_header h1#focus_logo{float:left; margin-bottom:0; } #global_header h1#focus_logo a{display:block; background-image:url(../images/focus_logo.gif); height:48px; width:195px; padding-bottom:0px; padding-top:0px; margin-bottom:1px; margin-top:5px; background-position:left top;} #global_header h1#focus_logo a:hover{display:block; background-image:url(../images/focus_logo.gif); height:48px; width:195px; padding-bottom:0px; padding-top:0px; margin-bottom:1px; margin-top:5px; background-position:left bottom;}  .focus_top_menu{float:left;} .focus_top_menu ul { 	float:left; 	width:100%; 	outline:none; 	padding: 0; 	margin: 0; 	line-height: 38px; 	font-size:11px; 	 	text-align:left; } .focus_top_menu li { 	display: inline; 	outline:none; 	list-style: none; 	margin: 0; } .focus_top_menu li a { 	text-decoration: none; 	outline:none; 	text-transform:uppercase; 	color: #d4d7d9; 	padding: 13px 9px 12px 9px; 	line-height:38px; 	font-weight:normal; 	 } .focus_top_menu li a:hover { background-color:#223644; }  .focus_search{float:right;} .btn { border:0px solid #333333; width:21px; height:21px; outline:none; background-color: #191919; background-image: url(../images/search_ok.gif);  background-position:bottom left; padding:0px;   cursor:pointer; }  .busca { border:1px solid #FFF; vertical-align:top; margin:0; position:relative; top:0; background-color: #ffffff;  color:#646262; font-size:12px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; float:left; letter-spacing:1px; height:13px; padding:3px 2px 3px 4px; width:196px;}  .left_side{float:left; width:199px; height:400px;} .left_side_green{ background-color:#e2f6d4; height:14px; text-align:right; padding:2px 10px 4px 10px; color:#656161; font-weight:bold;} .left_side_blue{ background-color:#e4f2f3; height:14px; text-align:right; padding:2px 10px 4px 10px; color:#656161; font-weight:bold;} .left_side_yellow{ background-color:#f4f1de; height:14px; text-align:right; padding:2px 10px 4px 10px; color:#656161; font-weight:bold;} .left_side_red{ background-color:#f4e4e7; height:14px; text-align:right; padding:2px 10px 4px 10px; color:#656161; font-weight:bold;}  .left_links_blue ul { 	padding: 0; 	margin: 0; 	line-height: 20px; 		font-size:11px; 	font-weight:normal; 	text-align:left; } .left_links_blue li { 	list-style: none; 	margin: 0; } .left_links_blue li a { 	width: 189px; 	background-color:#ffffff; 	text-decoration: none; 	color: #27494E; 	padding: 2px 0px 2px 10px; 	display: block; 	border-bottom: 1px solid #e3eff0;	 	line-height:20px; 	font-weight:normal; 	 } .left_links_blue li a:hover { background-color:#f0f7f8; 	color: #292728; 	text-decoration: none; } .left_links_yellow ul { 	padding: 0; 	margin: 0; 	line-height: 20px; 		font-size:11px; 	font-weight:normal; 	text-align:left; } .left_links_yellow li { 	list-style: none; 	margin: 0; } .left_links_yellow li a { 	width: 189px; 	background-color:#ffffff; 	text-decoration: none; 	color: #27494E; 	padding: 2px 0px 2px 10px; 	display: block; 	border-bottom: 1px solid #f1eedb;	 	line-height:20px; 	font-weight:normal; 	 } .left_links_yellow li a:hover { background-color:#f8f6eb; 	color: #292728; 	text-decoration: none; } input.text4{ 	border: 1px solid #B5BABA; 	font-family: arial, verdana, serif; 	font-size: 11px; 	font-weight:bold; 	margin-bottom:1px; 	margin-top:1px; 	color: #7C7D7D; 	vertical-align: middle; 	padding: 3px;  } td.top_menu { 	background-image: url(../images/topbar_bg.gif);  	background-repeat: repeat-x;  	border-top: 1px solid #CCCCCC;  	border-bottom: 1px solid #BBBBBB; }  td.top_menu2 { 	width: 20%;  	text-align: right;  	border-right: 1px solid #CCCCCC;  	border-top: 1px solid #CCCCCC;  	border-bottom: 1px solid #BBBBBB;  	background-image: url(../images/topbar_bg.gif);  	background-repeat: repeat-x; }  div.top_menu_link_container, div.top_menu_link_container_end { 	float: left; 	height: 31px; 	border-left: 1px solid #CCCCCC; }  div.top_menu_link_container_end { 	border-left: 1px solid #CCCCCC; }  div.top_menu_link { 	font-weight: bold; 	font-size: 13px; 	padding-top: 5px; 	padding: 6px 10px 0px 10px; }  div.top_menu_link_loggedin { 	height: 25px; 	text-align: right; 	font-weight: bold; 	font-size: 13px; 	padding-top: 5px; 	padding: 6px 0px 0px 10px; }  div.menu { 	width: 150px;  	border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;  	border-left: 3px solid #7391a8; 	background: #EEEEEE;  	padding: 0px 0px 10px 10px; 	margin-right: 10px; }  div.menu_header { 	margin-top: 10px; 	margin-bottom: 7px; }  td.menu_user { 	background-image: url(../images/menu_user.gif);  	background-repeat: repeat-x;  	background-color: #FFFFFF; 	padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px;  	border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;  	border-top: none;  	text-align: left; }  div.menu_item { 	float: left; 	padding-right: 5px; 	font-weight: bold; 	background: none; }  div.menu_sep { 	padding: 2px 0px 0px 10px; 	float: left; 	background: none; }  img.menu_icon { 	display: block; 	float: left;  	margin-right: 6px; 	margin-top:2px; }  img.menu_icon2 { 	margin-bottom: -3px; 	margin-right: 3px; }  div.menu_arrow { 	padding: 2px; 	float: left; }  div.menu_item_dropdown a { 	padding: 3px 40px 5px 7px; 	font-weight: normal; 	border-left: 3px solid #DDDDDD; 	display: block; 	background: #FFFFFF; }  div.menu_item_dropdown a:hover { 	padding: 3px 40px 5px 7px;  	font-weight: normal; 	background: #F2F2F2; 	border-left: 3px solid #BBBBBB; 	text-decoration: none; 	display: block; }  div.menu_dropdown { 	border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;  	border-top: none;  	background: #FFFFFF;  	position: absolute;  	margin-top: 6px; 	margin-left: -20px; 	z-index: 99; 	width: auto;  	white-space: nowrap;  }  td.topbar1 { 	padding-bottom: 5px; }  td.topbar2, td.topbar2_right { 	background-image: url(../images/menu_bg.gif);  	background-repeat: repeat-x;  	font-weight: bold;  	font-size: 15px;  	padding: 10px 10px 8px 15px;  	color: #FFFFFF; 	border-bottom: 1px solid #31537D; }  td.topbar2_right { 	font-weight: normal; 	padding: 10px 15px 8px 10px;  	text-align: right; }  td.content { 	vertical-align: top; 	text-align: left; 	background: #FFFFFF; }  div.content { 	width: 759px; 	min-height:600px; 	padding: 25px 15px 15px 15px;  	text-align: left;  	margin-left: auto;  	margin-right: auto; 	float:right; 	border-left:1px solid #b3b3b3; border-right:1px solid #b3b3b3; border-bottom:1px solid #b3b3b3; }

Hi guys,

I'm now working on my first proper site and started with what I think is a fairly complicated layout. Basically I would like to have 3 fixed width columns 2 of which, the left side and the right side one, having fixed position. In addition, the middle column has to have a "backgound-attachment: fixed" and no-repeat properties. At the moment I have 2 main problems:

1. IE7 thinks the left sidebar should be on the right.
2. I can't get the backgound image to be displayed correctly. Basically, it's not displayed if I use no-repeat property. If I don't use it, the backgound image isn't positioned properly (applies to both IE7 and FF3).

I hope you can help, because I've spent nearly 2 days trying to work it out, but have had little success

<head>
<title></title>

<link rel='stylesheet' media="screen" type='text/css' href='main.css' /> </head>

<body>

<div id="logo"><img src="logo4.gif" width="47" height="600" /> </div>

<div id="nav"><img src="Images/Nav2.gif" width="162" height="512" /></div>

<div id="header"> Filled with lore ipsum </div>

</body>

</html>

and

body {

margin: 0 auto 0 auto;
width: 760px;
padding: 0;
background:gray; }

#logo {

position: fixed;
float: left;
height: 100%;
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
width: 47px;
background: white; }

#header {
width: 551px;
float:left;
margin-left: 47px;
padding: 0px;
background-image: url(Images/Contents2.gif);
background-attachment: fixed;
background-repeat: repeat-x;
background-color: white;
background-position: top left; }

#nav {
position: fixed;
float:left;
margin-left: 598px;
width: 162px;
background-color: white;
height:100%; }

THANKS ALOT

I'm working on a site: www.wirelessguy.net

As you can see, the middle content is not extending all the way to the end of the middle iFrame. The code I'm dealing with is this.

Here is the content id that I created in my css file.
Code:

<div id="content">
	<iframe src="welcome.php" width = 100% height = 100% frameborder=1 scrolling=auto name="main">
    </iframe>
</div>

Here is the welcome.php file.
Code:

<body margin=0>
<div id = "welcome">
<table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0>
	<tr>
    	<th>Welcome to the American Communications Web Site</th>
    </tr>
</table>
</div>
</body>

Here is my css that pertains to the middle content.
Code:

div#content
{
	position: absolute;
	top: 17%;
	left: 8%;
	right: 8%;
	bottom: 10%;
	height: 75%;
	border: 1.5px solid #333399;
}

#welcome table
{
	border:1px dotted red;
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%;
}

#welcome th    
{
	border:1px solid black;
	background: #FF9933;
	font: normal 18px;
}

Any idea why the table will not extend all the way to the right? Also, the bottom borders are not being shown. It seems that the table is extending past the area defined by "content" in my css.

Hi,

I'm having some layout troubles on my website: http://www.whollylife.org/

It looks the way I want when viewed with IE 6.0, but with FF (and I'm sure, all other standards compliant browsers) it looks a little off)

I'm just having issues getting the top margin, the float:left nav bar, and the content-container where I'd like them to be.

I figure, until I know how to resolve the issue, I'll post the site as viewable in IE...

any help?

Hello,
I am having trouble with the layout for round corners. I got it to work on Firefox, but can't seem to get it to function correctly in IE 6/7. There is a weird white gap at the bottom of the page, and the background color overflows at the top of the page.

The site is [mark-richter . com/project1/index.asp]

(Without the spaces around the .com. Sorry for brackets, rules prohibit me from posting links lol)

Thanks for any help you can give.

Hi,,

Guess you lads will find out the solution quick. The menu on the site: http://www.fisk.pyrabel.net/index.php always push the content down. and some issues in firefox as well.

any suggestions to clean it up ?

Thanks a million

Hi

I have modified a menu that used tables to now use CSS, it works fine but I can't get the layout to work (I'm learning). Each button has it's own div. I need the menu to go horizontally, not vertically, can anyone help please?

jinx-inc.co.uk/development/menu.html

Css - jinx-inc.co.uk/development/css.txt
Html - jinx-inc.co.uk/development/html.txt

I'm happy to provide whatever's needed if someone requires it to help! Thanks

hey, I'm still trying to learn the best css practices and I need some help setting this up. The page is kind of unique because the logo (HEADER) is bigger than the following content.

all of the following components are in order and I need them to be centered

HEADER
height:216px;
width: 1000px;

LINK-BAR
height:21px;
width:961px;
(this is the width of the rest of the page)

BODY-CONTENT
padding:50px;
- COLUMN ONE - COLUMN TWO (width:231px

LINK-BAR

any help is very much appreciated, Thanks!

Hi,

I need to create a object like in the attached image (worldmap.gif). The image itself in not hot, just the text;s above it. When the user hovers over the text, two things should happen:

1- The corresponding image should swap with a darker version (Attached: img_continent_africa.gif etc)
2- and a dropdown menu should appear as shown in worldmap.gif.

My question is: How should I approach this from a css layout perespective. How do I position the over-state images.

thanks,

Zain

Ive been trying to get my new site layout up, but as I was testing different browsers, IE7 has 1 problem.

kb-studio.org/test/

when i was testing how it would look in different browser sizes, i noticed that it looked fine in all sizes above 1280 x 720. If you open, the site in a 1024 resolution, something weird happens to the background (only in IE). I validated my css and xhtml, can anyone help?

I'm having an issue where I'm displaying 3 image lines that should be inline, but on the first time the page is loaded in Firefox, the images are displayed on multiple lines (I've gotten it down to the 3rd images being displayed on a 2nd line). Once I refresh the page, the issue is gone and all 3 images sit in a row.

Here's how it looks on first load : ads_bad.jpg
And here's how it should look: ads_good.jpg

Here's the HTML...

Code:

<div id="promo_ads">
<a href="#"><img src="../../Promos/deluxsprayer.jpg" alt="Promo Ad" class="promo_img"></a>
<a href="#"><img src="../../Promos/halloweencandy.jpg" alt="Promo Ad" class="promo_img"></a>
<a href="#"><img src="../../Promos/lawnandgarden.jpg" alt="Promo Ad" class="promo_img"></a>
</div>

And the relevant CSS
Code:

#promo_ads {width:100%; display: block; clear: right; float: left;}
img .promo_img {display: inline; clear: none; float: left;}	

Does anybody know why this is an issue in Firefox on the first load of the page?