<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html> <head> <title>Layout 2</title> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name="generator" content="HAPedit 3.1"> <style type="text/css"> html,body{margin:0;padding:0} body{font: 76% arial,sans-serif} p{margin:0 10px 10px} a{display:block;color: #981793;padding:10px} div#header{height:80px;line-height:80px;margin:0; padding-left:10px;background: #EEE;color: #79B30B} div#content p{line-height:1.4} div#navigation{background:#B9CAFF} div#extra{background:#FF8539} div#footer{background: #333;color: #FFF} div#footer p{margin:0;padding:5px 10px} div#footer a{display:inline;padding:0;color: #C6D5FD} div#wrapper{float:left;width:100%} div#content{ left:160px; right:160px; position:absolute; z-index:1} div#navigation{float:left;width:140px; z-index:2} div#extra{float:right;width:140px; z-index:3} div#footer{ float:left; width:100%; z-index:4; position:absolute} </style> </head> <body> <div id="container"> <div id="header">Header</div> <div id="wrapper"> <div id="navigation"> <a href="#">Link 1</a> <a href="#">Link 2</a> <a href="#">Link 3</a> <a href="#">Link 4</a> <a href="#">Link 5</a> <a href="#">Link 6</a> </div> <div id="extra"> <p> More stuff here. <br> very text make long silly make text very very text make long filler very make column make silly column fill silly column long make silly filler column filler silly long long column fill silly column very </p> </div> <div id="content"> <p>column long long column very long fill fill fill long text text column text silly very make long very fill silly make make long make text fill very long text column silly silly very column long very column filler fill long make filler long silly very long silly silly silly long filler make column filler make silly long long fill very.</p> <p>very make make fill silly long long filler column long make silly silly column filler fill fill very filler text fill filler column make fill make text very make make very fill fill long make very filler column very long very filler silly very make filler silly make make column column </p> <p>fill long make long text very make long fill column make text very silly column filler silly text fill text filler filler filler make make make make text filler fill column filler make silly make text text fill make very filler column very </p> <p>column text long column make silly long text filler silly very very very long filler fill very fill silly very make make filler text filler text make silly text text long fill fill make text fill long text very silly long long filler filler fill silly long make column make silly long column long make very column long long column very long fill fill fill long text text column text silly very make long very fill silly make make long make text fill very long text column silly silly very column long very column filler fill long make filler long silly very long silly silly silly long filler make column filler make silly long long fill very.</p> <p>very make make fill silly long long filler column long make silly silly column filler fill fill very filler text fill filler column make fill make text very make make very fill fill long make very filler column very long very filler silly very make filler silly make make column column </p> <p>fill long make long text very make long fill column make text very silly column filler silly text fill text filler filler filler make make make make text filler fill column filler make silly make text text fill make very filler column very </p> <p>column text long column make silly long text filler silly very very very long filler fill very fill silly very make make filler text filler text make silly text text long fill fill make text fill long text very silly long long filler filler fill silly long make column make silly long column long make very </p> </div> </div> <div id="footer"><p>Here it goes the footer</p></div> </div> </body> </html> ----------------------------------- i only want to fit in footer at bottom of the browser .. center DIV to be kept in "absolute position.one thing more my center div's height flexible... it varies
This is how that layout should be done. Holy Grail I have done this for you I have cleared the floats after the main divs and I had to remove the absolute positioning of the main content div as it is the only way to make the footer go along the bottom of the div without using absolute positioning for the footer to which is a bad idea. I have also setup you nav as a list and gave your HTML some structure to make it easyer to read and edit. But I would still start over as that is still wrong in so many ways. Your nav should be setup as a list too, as navs are just a list of links. Tutorials on navs/lists I would also advise putting your CSS in a seperate file called styles.css or somthing you dont need the style tags when you do it like that though. CSS html,body { margin:0; padding:0; } body { font: 76% arial,sans-serif; } p { margin:0 10px 10px; } a { color: #981793; padding:10px; } #list { list-style: none; margin: 5px; padding: 5px; line-height: 2.5; } /* --Divs -------------------------------------- */ #content p { line-height:1.4; } #footer p { margin:0; padding:5px 10px; } #footer a { display:inline; padding:0; color: #C6D5FD; } #header { height: 80px; line-height: 80px; margin: 0; padding-left:10px; background: #EEE; color: #79B30B; } #wrapper { float: left; width: 100%; } #content { margin-left: 160px; margin-right: 160px; } #navigation { float: left; width: 140px; background: #B9CAFF; } #extra { float: right; width: 140px; background: #FF8539; } #footer { float: left; width: 100%; background: #333; color: #FFF } #clear { clear: both; } Code (markup): HTML <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html> <head> <title>Layout 2</title> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name="generator" content="HAPedit 3.1"> </head> <body> <div id="container"> <div id="header">Header</div> <div id="wrapper"> <div id="navigation"> <ul id="list"> <li><a href="#">Link 1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Link 2</a></li> <li><a href="#">Link 3</a></li> <li><a href="#">Link 4</a></li> <li><a href="#">Link 5</a></li> <li><a href="#">Link 6</a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="extra"> <p> More stuff here. <br> very text make long silly make text very very text make long filler very make column make silly column fill silly column long make silly filler column filler silly long long column fill silly column very </p> </div> <div id="content"> <p>column long long column very long fill fill fill long text text column text silly very make long very fill silly make make long make text fill very long text column silly silly very column long very column filler fill long make filler long silly very long silly silly silly long filler make column filler make silly long long fill very.</p> <p>very make make fill silly long long filler column long make silly silly column filler fill fill very filler text fill filler column make fill make text very make make very fill fill long make very filler column very long very filler silly very make filler silly make make column column </p> <p>fill long make long text very make long fill column make text very silly column filler silly text fill text filler filler filler make make make make text filler fill column filler make silly make text text fill make very filler column very </p> <p>column text long column make silly long text filler silly very very very long filler fill very fill silly very make make filler text filler text make silly text text long fill fill make text fill long text very silly long long filler filler fill silly long make column make silly long column long make very column long long column very long fill fill fill long text text column text silly very make long very fill silly make make long make text fill very long text column silly silly very column long very column filler fill long make filler long silly very long silly silly silly long filler make column filler make silly long long fill very.</p> <p>very make make fill silly long long filler column long make silly silly column filler fill fill very filler text fill filler column make fill make text very make make very fill fill long make very filler column very long very filler silly very make filler silly make make column column </p> <p>fill long make long text very make long fill column make text very silly column filler silly text fill text filler filler filler make make make make text filler fill column filler make silly make text text fill make very filler column very </p> <p>column text long column make silly long text filler silly very very very long filler fill very fill silly very make make filler text filler text make silly text text long fill fill make text fill long text very silly long long filler filler fill silly long make column make silly long column long make very </p> </div> </div> <div id="clear"> </div> <div id="footer"><p>Here it goes the footer</p></div> </div> </body> </html> Code (markup): Oh and most importantly welcome to Digital Point Forums.
thanks john, my only concern is that i want to keep center part in absolute position as i want to download this part first when page loads... by given javascript an calling this function on "onload="screenresolution();" is there any way? ashish <script language="JavaScript" type="text/JavaScript"> function screenresolution(){ alert (); var x=screen.width; if(x=="800"){document.getElementById("divfordisplay").width="470";} else if(x=="1024"){document.getElementById("divfordisplay").width="680";} else if(x=="1280"){document.getElementById("divfordisplay").width="940";} } function screenheight(){ document.getElementById("divfordisplay").top="300"; } </script>
Ah right, My Javascript sucks I am not even sure just what it does. Does it call for diffrent size backgrounds or something? You maybe able to adjust it to your needs but as I say I could not cos I dont even understand what it is doing totally, let alone be able to adjust it to your needs. I can see it works by finding the res of the screen and then calls for something dependant on the screen res, but I dont know what it is calling for. If nobody can help you with it on here then there is a Javascript forum at webdeveloper.com another webmaster forum I use.
this javascript checks the screen resolution and focus on the center div to display first when page loads. To focus on the center div to display first on page load , i need to fix center div in absolute position
Oh right why is it so important to load the center div first anyways? I dont know how you can make your footer work if you have the center div aligned using absolute positioning so time to make a choice what is more important your layout or the order in which it loads.