Layers in tables in Frontpage 2003

[steks]

Hi there. Making a homepage is quite new to me, and I have no experience in writing html, so...
I've tried to make a homepage using a layout table, and tried to "put a layer" into a table. I've centered it in the table, but when viewing it in a browser, the layer has crept partly outside the tablecell. Ajusting it to fit the browserlook, the same problem occurs in layout mode, it's just sticking out on the other side.
Any suggestions?

Thanks - steks (Denmark)

[mcjohnson]

The reason the layer is not moving with the table is because the layer is floating above it (or below it, whatever the case may be). If you have a centered table and a layer floating above it, whenever you resize your browser, most liekly the table will move with the browser edges, and the layer will remain fixed, causing it to look out of place when tested in a number of browsers.

If you wish to have another element inside the table, to move with it, you should consider adding cells to your table, inserting another table within the table (somewhat old school) or better yet, getting very familiar w/ CSS so you can tell your layer how to behave.

Good luck. If you are serious about web design, you may as well begin abandoning tables and learning CSS, as its inevitable.

p

[steks]

Hi mcjohnson

Thanks for the help - It sounds resonable. I sure would like to take up CSS programming. I've read a lot about it, and it seems to be a timesaver and a effective tool. Unfortunately I haven't got the time right now - maybe later.

Thanks steks