Posted by wayne on 02/19/06 05:51

Dave Smithz wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> A good while ago I posted a request about how I could get copy right message
> always be a fixed distance from the bottom of another layer / table.
> This meant I would be able to make the content of a particular page be as
> long as necessary and then the copyright message always be a fixed distance
> from the bottom of the text.
>
> I read all your useful messages, but could just not get it to work for me. I
> have decide to post the actual page and see if anyone can recommend how I
> would achieve what I'm after.
>
> Take a look at:
>
> http://www.d-geo.com/about-test.htm
>
> and see the copyright message at the bottom- this is a fixed position using
> a class that has an absolute positioning, but bearing in mind the rest of
> the page layout (as in the rest of the website is already rolled out in the
> current style), how do I add the copyright information so that it is in a
> fixed position below the text (without using Javascript).
>
> Also in an ideal world, the position of the copyright text would also be at
> a maximum vertical position on the page. Therefore if the text part is quite
> small on the page, the copyright message would only come up to a maximum
> point on the page (so it does not end up being too high on pages with a
> little text). This part is not as important.
>
> Hope this makes sense.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Dave
>
>

Replace your css for .copyright entries for margin-top and margin-bottom
with

top : auto;
bottom : 1em;

Regards,

--
Wayne
http://www.glenmeadows.com

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