How would this work?

Icey · 03-13-2004, 07:50 PM

I have started to re-make my website, and got someone to make me a Flash Navigation bar, but the thing is when I insert a table the flash bar moves down. I have the nav bar aligned left and the table aligned to the center, I tried using float: left; but that wouldn't work.
Here's What I mean
Can anyone help me? What I want is the bar to be even with the table.

Icey · 03-13-2004, 08:23 PM

Would I have to make a frame? I would use them but they often mess up.

RockNRollPig · 03-13-2004, 08:46 PM

I'm afraid you aren't anywhere close to being right. Just think about it with a bit of common sense. Why would the nav bar be even with the table? It's not inside the confines of the table and you haven't set the width of the body either. Just throwing the float left isn't gonna do anything. Put this in your style tags:
[code:1:22509e3830]
body {
margin:0;
padding:0;
margin-left:auto;
margin-right:auto;
width:600px;
text-align:center;
}[/code:1:22509e3830]

Change the margin and padding accordingly. That will make everything stay within the 600px width. Also, you're defeating the purpose of using CSS by putting that text in the table. You really should read up on using CSS. Some places like Glish and BlueRobot.com both have some good resources.[/url][/code]

alpha3m · 03-13-2004, 09:54 PM

put your flash nav in a table cell. then do a valign="top" in said table cell.

this will solve your problem.

RockNRollPig · 03-13-2004, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alpha3m

put your flash nav in a table cell. then do a valign="top" in said table cell.

this will solve your problem.

Unless he's using CSS for his layout. Which was my guess from seeing him pull the float: left out.

**LazyJim** · 03-14-2004, 05:36 AM

Yeah it's about time we all stopped adding tables. That's everyones answer to just about every layout problem isn't it! "add a table, that will solve all your problems!!" (yeah right

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RonHollingsworth · 03-14-2004, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LazyJim

Yeah it's about time we all stopped adding tables.

Just use div tags

**LazyJim** · 03-14-2004, 08:48 AM

yeah <div> is better that tables, but a bit of a shame we have to add anything at all.

RonHollingsworth · 03-14-2004, 08:49 AM

what da ya mean LJ?

**LazyJim** · 03-14-2004, 08:56 AM

well they are only there to 'contain' bits of the page ready for you to position or style.
If your HTML is well structured and validates as XML, and CSS3 selectors were widely supported you could reference the bits of the page (and style/position them with CSS) without the need to wrap them in a <div>.

Icey · 03-14-2004, 09:21 AM

Hmm, I think i'll just tweak the layout a bit, I wasn't really thinking of keeping the layout I have now.