Background disappears

I have 3 templates on a site done with Mambo.
a) 3 column
b) 2 column
c) 1 column

The problem is that the background on the one-column lay-out disappears in Safari e Firefox. Funny enough it is working on IE.

The problem seems to be on the code:

#container{

position:static;
top:10px;
width:800px;
height:auto;
margin:0 auto;
margin-top:10px;
border:thin solid #000;
background-color: #FFFFFF;
}

when I change to
position:absolute; (or fixed) the background shows up, but I want the lay-out to be centralized

I have reviewed the template and index.php, and can't figure out why this is happening.


I appreciate any help.

 

Is the background an image? Can you show the code where the background is inserted?

 

Sometimes the command "float" does that. If some of the elements are "floated" then the ones that aren't are sometimes missing in firefox for some reason.

 

DoOoM may have hit on it. If your container has float content, and you haven't taken steps to enclose your float elements, the container will have zero height. IE expands the container for the wrong reasons. Firefox would be the correct rendering.

cheers,

gary

 

Guys, You are GREAT. I deleted all the "floats" and it worked. God bless you all. Thanks a million!