differences between IE and Mozila, CSS, absolute positions

[ProgRedes]

Hi...

I have a web site where I use CSS with absolute position. It works well using Mozilla but not using in IE.

You can visit my site at

http://www.cubancontemporaryart.com

I copied a piece of the CSS code below.

<div class='bodycenter'>...</div>

div.bodycenter {
	color:black;
	/*border: thin groove #000000;*/
	height: 400px;
	width: 580px;
	position: absolute;
}

 

[ChrisHunt]

Try changing "position: absolute;" to "position: relative;".

-- Chris Hunt
Webmaster & Tragedian
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[Foamcow]

If you declare an element is absolutely positioned, does it not make sense to actually state WHERE it's positioned too?

Use relative positioning wherever you can, it's much less problematic and you'll end up with a more robust site.

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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Use relative positioning wherever you can, it's much less problematic

In all fairness, you can't really say, on such a generic level, that absolute positioning is more problematic than relative.

Absolute positioning itself is not in the least bit problematic - it is the users who do not understand how it works that causes the confusion.

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[Foamcow]

I think that's what I meant, I just didn't say it right

It's when it's used to solve positioning problems in the "I want that there so that's where it's going, don't argue" kind of way.

Actually, I'm not sure that's quite right either.

By using relative positioning and understanding how elements interact can help one understand how absolute positioning can be used effectively. I find that absolute positioning tends to be the "first stop" for CSS newcomers.

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[ChrisHunt]

it is the users who do not understand how it works that causes the confusion.

...and the browsers that don't implement it properly.

Looking at the site in question, I don't see any reason to use positioning at all, be it absolute or relative. Just simple margins and padding would do the job.

-- Chris Hunt
Webmaster & Tragedian
Extra Connections Ltd