FLOAT and TABLE help please

[Orionsbelter]

Ok, i want to make a table or box,

 

 

that is 800 width and 450 height

 

with a background image called bg.jpg

 

then i want to float two input boxes and a button

 

however i need them to float at the correct point in all broswer how can i do that?

[DaiLaughing]

Don't use float?

 

Use a DIV for the main box relatively positioned presumably.  Inside have the other elements.  You could position them absolutely, use align, margins or any one of a number of techniques depending on where you want them.

[haku]

Or you could float them, which 99.9% of the time is better than absolutely positioning them.

 

Anyways, without specifics, it's hard to give you specific advice. But basically you float your elements, and use margins to position it.

 

Spend some time studying the box model - a knowledge of how it works is essential to positioning elements with CSS.

[BLaZuRE]

Also, remember that IE messes up the box model, so I'd rather go with floating any day.  (All the browsers seem to accurately support floating.)