centre align div when position:absolute; 1

[1DMF]

HI,

Is it possible to centre align a div with

#mydiv {
position:absolute;
margin:0 auto;
display:none;
width:600px;
}

It seems the auto is not applied, i'm assuming due to the absolute, but using absolute is the only way to float a hidden div over the top of existing content to create an on page popup form.

Well it's the only way I know, any one got a better way or how I can centre align the div.

Thanks.
1DMF


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[Vragabond]

http://webpageworkshop.co.uk/main/css_center_page

See the technique described here (the second example). This is how you can centre align an absolutely positioned element.

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[1DMF]

Thanks, new it had to be some conveluted way to achieve it, any reason the auto won't work, is this part of the W3C (it's meant to work that way) standards or somethig else.

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"If a shortcut was meant to be easy, it wouldn't be a shortcut, it would be the way!