~davidLaakso wrote: > Lee Sommerville wrote: > >> Could anyone please take the time to look at >> www.liquid3.com/liquid3 please. >> >> I want the main body of the site to be totally central >> no matter what size the vierwers window is - at the >> moment its stays central but far too near the top - i >> want it completely central on all sides at all times? >> >> >> > Lee, > Possible, but difficult-- and not user friendly. To stay centered > vertically at 800 the height needs to be around 380px or less. Centering > vertically, at any screen resolution, is dependent on user top and > bottom window chrome. The height of the window varies wildly on my > browsers. Compensating for probable font zoom is really tough(zoom the > fonts on your current layout). Mostly one is better off taking advantage > of the vertical fluidity of the Web, and the vertical canvas, by /not/ > restricting height. > > That being said, this is one method for centering vertically and > horizontally: <http://dlaakso.com/center-stuff.html>. >
Note that if the window is shortened enough the top of the centered box gets cut off and cannot be scrolled to. I agree with David and Roger -- don't bother with vertical centering. Zoe -- Zoe M. Gillenwater Design Services Manager UNC Highway Safety Research Center http://www.hsrc.unc.edu ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
