How do I make my website look the same in all computers?

matits · 10-16-2003, 11:33 AM

Urrgh! i have a problem! How do i make my website look the same in all computers?? see when i look at my website on my computer, the table is all good.. but when i go open it in other computers. it isnt properly alligned

www.matits.com [/url]

Rick · 10-16-2003, 11:42 AM

You might want to start by complying to web standards and validating your markup. See my post "Does anybody have a site that validates properly?" in this lobby for more info. Good luck!

AcRoNym · 10-16-2003, 11:45 AM

which table at the bottom

i like your site

AcRoNym · 10-16-2003, 11:46 AM

maybe she aint bothered about w3c

Rick · 10-16-2003, 11:48 AM

Also, using CSS in place of tables will do wonders.

raciviusdawn · 10-16-2003, 11:53 AM

*edit*

**LazyJim** · 10-16-2003, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick

Also, using CSS in place of tables will do wonders.

There are still some compatability problems with CSS too.
But you're right, it woll provide good future-proofing also.

matits · 10-16-2003, 11:57 AM

WHAT IS CSS?!!

**LazyJim** · 10-16-2003, 11:57 AM

"This pic is for artistic purp0ses.. only.." hope that artistic purp0ses apreciates it as much as we do!

raciviusdawn · 10-16-2003, 11:58 AM

i'm quiffed on this one...how exactly would you use a style sheet in place of a table? correct me if i'm wrong but CSS simply sets the standards for your pages...things like font, borders...etc....it was my understanding that style sheets have nothing to do with image placement etc....

**LazyJim** · 10-16-2003, 12:00 PM

hehe CSS is "Cascading Style Sheets" powerful if you give them a chance and learn them.

Start here: W3Schools

matits · 10-16-2003, 12:03 PM

please u guyz can u tell me whut to do?!
matits.com

raciviusdawn · 10-16-2003, 12:05 PM

i know all about W3 school..but this is so freakin' crazy man...people throw CSS around as if its taboo or something...but it's just a style...yeah you can design without tables but in the end one without the other is pointless and holds no significant upgrade.

matits · 10-16-2003, 12:05 PM

see tell me when u look at matits.com is the table porperly alligned?!

**LazyJim** · 10-16-2003, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raciviusdawn

i'm quiffed on this one...how exactly would you use a style sheet in place of a table? correct me if i'm wrong but CSS simply sets the standards for your pages...things like font, borders...etc....it was my understanding that style sheets have nothing to do with image placement etc....

CSS positioning techniques my lad, havn't you heard of them?

they range from simple widths and heights, making block-level elements into inline ones and vise versa, to "floats" and the suposedly ultimate, "absolute positioning".

style="position: abolute; top: 100px; left: 100px;" on a <div> will place the div 100 pixels from the top and left side of the page.

raciviusdawn · 10-16-2003, 12:06 PM

uhhhh...we did tell you want to do...sort of....comply to web standards.

btw, what did you use to design the site..knowing that may help as the programs you use to design should have tools to help you comply to most browsers.

raciviusdawn · 10-16-2003, 12:07 PM

yeah i know LazyJim...I know dude

but you guys were going on as if CSS is a programming language that only Jedi masters have learned lol

i use CSS to set styles, width, borders, positions and all that all the time..but i don't see how significant of a change it would be to use it without tables.

**LazyJim** · 10-16-2003, 12:08 PM

tables do help layout immensly, but they wern't actually invented for that purpose, CSS is supposed replace layout-tables, and be better, but they don't even do all the things tables do yet

raciviusdawn · 10-16-2003, 12:09 PM

agreed LJ...

matits · 10-16-2003, 12:09 PM

i just use microsoft front page. duh how do i do thissssssssssssss nyway thanks u guyz