xhtml help. site only looks proper after refresh

[thedommer]

Hi,

Im working on a site right now. and in IE everything is slightly shifted until I refresh then it looks fine.. This makes no sense to me. I had this problem with another site before and simply gave up. Im fairly new to xhtml and css so I could have missed something. any help would be great!

this is the page:

http://dalagirls.com/borrowed/index_borrowed.html

 

[Vragabond]

I don't know what to say but your page looks severely mangled in FF and all versions of IE that I could get my hands on -- reloading the content or not. I think you will have to rework the whole thing to make it behave the way it should. I would suggest making it look ok in FF and then following with the rest.

 

[thedommer]

I forgot to mention that the part "missing" background isnt really missing it. I havent finished that part yet. or the wierd bottom thing that sits wrong. Im just worried about hte refresh error in firefox.

thanks for your reply though!

 

[thedommer]

hmm. I think i may have solved it. no idea how though.

to continue this thread I do have one other question. Could some one look at my coding and tell me if im doing anything redundant and stupid? if it is proper xhtml?

Thanks so much. Im a designer at heart. not a coder and I always struggle with code. Your help is greatily appreciated.

dommer

 

[johnwm]

Check with one of the standard validators - you may be surprised to find 153 errors:

http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1&uri=http://dalagirls.com/borrowed/index_borrowed.html

___________________________________________________________
If you want the best response to a question, please check out FAQ222-2244 first.
'If we're supposed to work in Hex, why have we only got A fingers?'
Drive a Steam Roller
Steam Engine Prints

 

[thedommer]

wow. I never knew those programs existed. thanks so much! I'm going to fix it all up nice!

dom

 

[Vragabond]

I would:

1. Fix validation errors.
2. Get rid of the table.
3. Replace the <br /> elements by putting text in paragraphs.

That seems a good way to start...

 

[thedommer]

I agree!

The thing is. I dont know how to get rid of the table....
can I center a div with a forced width? and then put those other divs inside? I couldnt figure out how to do that so I just left the one table.

 

[Vragabond]

To center a div with fixed width (all styles should be in a separate stylesheet eventually):

<div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; background: red; height: 100px;"></div>

Height and background added for visual effect.

 

[thedommer]

awesome. thanks so much! If I get it done today Ill post the final. youve been a great help

 

[thedommer]

http://dalagirls.com/borrowed/index_borrowed.html

ok so I fixed most of the errors except for a few alt tags and a flash tag. no idea how to code that one "properly".

Now im having this annoying dilemma where some parts of the page are shifting in firefox. I think I'm doing everything right. any ideas?

Thanks again!

 

[thedommer]

alright!!! I got it. I just kept messing around. Thanks alot once again for all your help.

dom