[SOLVED] css-p ? positioning

[liamloveslearning]

Hey everyone, I've just watched this vid tut on how to position content using css rather than tables (as ive had a lot of people telling me I should be using this method); the video is here "

 

Now the guy in the vid is saying I use AP Divs; and that you set its position using the css elements; hes using px's to depict (sp?) the contents position but one thing that gets me is how do you get it bang in the centre? also if It was centred on my resolution would it not be different on somebody else's screen? i apologize if this is a really amateur question but I really need to understand this 

 

Thanks anyone!

[TheFilmGod]

margin: 0 auto 0 auto;

 

This translates to:

 

Margin top/bottom: 0px

Margin left / right = auto = center!

 

You can also float things. In a way, this is the opposite of centering, since it "pushes" a block (div) to the right or left. ie. float: left;

 

It gets complicated, so be vary.

[liamloveslearning]

ahh so my css would be something like

 

.contentblahhh { 
 margin: 0 auto 0 auto;
}

 

[liamloveslearning]

sorry, also what is the point in floating an object? wouldnt that throw everything else out of line? ???

[dbrimlow]

Take a browse here: http://css.maxdesign.com.au/

 

This site, while a little dated, helped many of us when we first started using CSS.

 

The floatutorial will give you a beginner's eye view of the beauty of floating elements.

 

The selectutorial is a must learn to understand the rules and how/whys of css.

 

And what can be accomplished using lists is mind-boggling!

 

[liamloveslearning]

thanks bud !