alright, I understand the actual concepts mostly of the right way to use both along with I find Layers less of a challenge to get around with many times. I use layout tables just for sliced up photos or big photographs with smaller rollover parts. When I take a look at other people’s web pages in Dreamweaver WHEN I find them to get comprised usually of layout tables. The key disadvantages of Levels I find is usually they use absolute positioning therefore , the relativity of your page is definitely the same. I like this though it does make your page must be smaller than the actual screen on med-high quality monitor settings. The big downside I find that will layers though is actually always top priorities over javascript side effects like drop down menus. I can’t fit drop down menus above anything in a very layer because the menu always drops behind the coating. I just are unable to make the drop down menu take priority. If whats down below the drop down menu is in layout table that covers that no issue. I just loathe using layout dining tables when I don’t have to. Someone please guide. Are there any other big downsides for you to layers or will there be ways to create layout tables or perhaps cells within them overlap somewhat like i really need to sometimes with my layers I know my way around HTML some while i do nearly all everything visually. I did read about CSS boxes somewhere understanding that they use utter positioning. Are they like " layers" in Dreamweaver.
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Chickn
Layers uner no circumstances must be absolutely positioned, check out some plus the how to do it right: www. bluerobot. com, www. alistapart. com
For the answer to a person’s last question: Sure.
thanks for the quick helpful solution. by the way I checked out your site within the hows my site thing, pretty neat. easy to read and I like your raised centerpage design. What do you are aware of about getting those people drop down menus to take top priority about layers they slip over Can they do it Mine continually fall behind your layers so finish up not using a lot of drop menus. And I get you don’t feel layers really are a bad idea Style wise they seem great will there be somthing i might not know about them
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Haha, thanks for the comments.
Sorry for the vague response, There’s no doubt that as you call up them, layers are the! In fact, one’s destiny of the web also see it.
Precisely what " layers" unquestionably are are using some other elements to situation your design besides tables. Usually this < div> tags that will position, although depending on the way you layer your site you should utilize any tags.
You ought to read up rather on using CSS in general, Here’s a fine tutorial about employing CSS in positioning (layers in case you will).
Your whole site of world wide web. alistapart. com has several tutorials on how you can do about anything with website development.
As for your drop-down palate problems, there may be a css property named z-index. This may perhaps be your issue. z-index determines where about the page (the axis going straight through the monitor) your " layer" might be. Make all of the drop-downs a layer above your content with the addition of in:
#mycontent z-index: 2;
Into your current CSS, if it’s not necessary to know what discomfort, I suggest reading a tad about CSS then reading it all over again, it’ll make extra sense.
In order for you some examples of generate web pages without the need for absolute positioning, and stil applying " layers" have a look at the code on the Layouts at Blue Robot As an example, this one. It’s also possible to check out my page at world wide web. neathdesign. com to find out how I’ve executed it. Dreamweaver could murder it within Design view, but it surely renders properly to all browsers. The idea situated around floating levels (like you float an image for the left around text) along with using margins.
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dumb question but where does someone put this code i understand how to change the UNCES index of actual layers, but the actual temporary drop down menu, does which may have a z index of some or is the actual #my content order one global that may do every coating. I tried just changing the layer to be dropped over to help z index 2 however it didnt work even if i had this layer the drop menu originates from at z directory 1. so where exactly should i insert that magic little bit of code or is there how to do it while in the dreamweaver design view there were no css properties inside the pop up eyeport behaviors control centre thing. sorry in order to bug you, your help is very appreciated.
oh and i did try modifying the actual css style (the just one i use to help keep the text through changing size) for that text to often be covered over. i found your z index attribute while in the css style im using for this covered over word and set in which to 2 at no avail either. does your #my content command go ahead the body label or into just about every layer im endeavoring to cover, is this various than setting the actual z indexes inside advaced layout window with the design view. Ive tried stickin z index layer A COUPLE OF just everywhere i can think in the code view and inside the design view, not any such luck.
privately i’d rather work with tables, its less complicated.
but tables should not be used to get layouts, only tabular facts.
DIVS+CSS = available.
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