Posted by al jones on 03/08/07 11:49

On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 17:01:00 +1100, dorayme wrote:

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> You could try reversing the order of the left and right col in
> the html. That would start to get you somewhere on this. But
> really, your code looks awfully complicated ...
>
> Suggest you simplify to troubleshoot your site: do what I say
> above to begin with just to see, then get rid of every single
> element within #leftcolumn, just put your Lorem words. Ditto the
> right col.
>
> A good general rule is this, you float some box left or right and
> set a width for this float (esp if it is a nav col). You then set
> a margin for your content to the left or right (depending which
> way you float the other box) that is just a tad more than the
> width. Good starting position. What then can muck you up is
> content that cannot wrap and is too big to sit on side. But I
> don't think this is your problem. Your problem, if I may say is
> that you are lost with too much code and too much complexity.

That's what I get for grabbing a template 'that looks good' so I can put up
something for him quickly. The group has had a registered domain since
last July - and with a rodeo coming up late this month they *have* to have
something up *NOW*! I thought I understood most of what I was seeing, but
I agree the code seems to be overly complex. Have to get to my day job,
and then go get content from him so I can put something more in there
besides spaceholders.

And, yes, I plan on removing a lot as I put it together ....

Thanks //al

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