Thanks to all who responded. Here are my responses to your answers: >>Is the background colour of the parent element also white? If so, how do you know that .main_content isn't resizing itself?<<
No, the background is black for now so I could see where the div was going. >>the solution lies in not using position:absolute for some or all of the >>elements in the page.Impossible to tell without seeing the whole page though. What is the url?<< Sorry, should have included that in my original email: www.roughandreadydesigns.com/test/index.shtml (the positioning of other divs is off because I am concentrating on the .main_content div now and will address the others after I get that one right) >>If this is the same layout that you posted a few days ago, then it is likely it is, as Els mentioned, an absolute position problem.<< It's nearly the same. I tried using relative positioning, but that put all the divs all over the page. I'm just not getting the relative positioning. I know, I need to study it more! I also don't understand why absolute positioning is fragile. It seems pretty cut and dried to me and I haven't had problems with it on a different site I made. Thanks again for your help. marlene (whose brain drain is still in effect) ______________________________________________________________________ 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/
