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Posted by TC on 07/29/06 14:39
Els wrote:
> TC wrote:
>
> > Els wrote:
> >> TC wrote:
> >>
> >>> Chris wrote:
> >>>> I am trying to create a footer effect beneath a div. The main div puts a
> >>>> space before it shows the footer div, is there any way around this. I have
> >>>> posted a link.
> >>>
> >>> Here's a tip that I've found useful. Temporarily assign different
> >>> background colors to some or all of the elements in your HTML
> >>> (snip) Then you can easily see where the unexpected space is
> >>> coming from.
> >>
> >> Although it's sound advice, it only partly helps in this case, since
> >> the space remains white :-)
> >
> > What I normally do in that case, is to keep adding background colors to
> > higher-level elements until I hit the right one. In this case, perhaps
> > the BODY element? (I don't know, I haven't tested it)
>
> The problem is that this is about the only problem where background
> colours fail to show what's wrong.
> The collapsing margins are just that: margins. Margins don't have
> background colours. If you would give the direct parent a
> background-color, say blue, then you would see the blue right below
> the red of the div, which is covered by the green of the contained p.
> Unless you know about the collapsing margin, it's difficult to guess
> that you should be seeing red below the green, instead of blue.
Ok, got it :-)
TC (MVP MSAccess)
http://tc2.atspace.com
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