thanks georg, see below On Dec 16, 2007, at 3:46 AM, Gunlaug Sørtun wrote:
> Ron Zisman wrote: > >> http://www.ricochet.org/ricotest/ricotest.html > >> problem. file validates as css and xhtml 1, but it's not picking up >> the background image i've assigned to the #outerwrap. > > The background-image is picked up, but #outerwrap looks and behaves > like > it's struck by "collapsing margins"[1] > > Adding either... > > #outerwrap { > float: left; > } i moved the image to the body, as the outer wrap only extended as deep as the last <div>, leaving the bottom of the screen blue. it seems to work in the body... question on size??? this is a whopping 600kp and is about 1800 px wide and 1000 px deep. what are your thoughts on size? and compression... i'm sure i can squeeze a little more... but what is a sane size and weight? also, i have a blue background on the body, but it doesn't extend beyond the image.as it shows as white.. what goes? > > ...or... > > #outerwrap { > padding: 1px 0 0 0; > margin: -1px 0 0 0; > } it did that. then i moved it to the body > > ...will reveal the background-image. > > These fixes also reveal a weak spot in the styling of h2, in that > IE/win > has its own interpretation of 'margin:auto;' on these elements - > creating what looks like unwanted gaps in IE/win. > > Change that to... > > h2 { > margin: 0 auto; > } applied. > ...and IE/win will get back in line. > Declare specific top and bottom margins if you want any. and about the navigation.... the intention is to have 2 of 3 columns of sub-navigation--3 or 4 columns floated next to each other. no list will have more than 4 entries. but before that, why is my list (ul) being pushed to the bottom of #navigation? definitely open to a more intelligent approach > > > regards > Georg thanks, --ron > > [1]http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/box.html#collapsing-margins > -- > http://www.gunlaug.no > ______________________________________________________________________ > css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d > List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ > List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html > Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
