Posted by Bergamot on 06/06/07 18:52

enkara wrote:
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>> >http://es.geocities.com/deumy/base.html
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> And layers... I think is what I'm doing. It's like frames but better I
> think.

Sorry, but you are misguided. "Layers" are an invention of Dreamweaver,
though based on an old Netscape idea. They don't really exist outside of DW.

Frames do have problems, but emulating them with CSS can be even worse.
You don't need all that positioning, and it will likely just get you
into trouble if you don't completely understand how the box model and
various positioning methods are *supposed* to work.

Even if you do understand them, you have to be careful how you use them
or the layout will still break. For example, in your test page you have
not accounted for any overflow conditions. So what will happen with a
long word in the left column, or in a small window, or with a large text
size? How will your layout adapt so it will still be usable?

What you have is really just a 2 column layout with a header. You might
want to reconsider Mr. Moe's advice about looking for a template.

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Berg

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