help with position

hi. i have a table that is aligned center on the page and is 600px wide. i
now want to position a thin div (layer?) on the page so that it butts up
against the left side of the table (so this layer will be on the outside of
the table) and it should move relative to the table so that it stays lined
up with the table. is this something i can do?

On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:17:24 -0400, "need help" <js (AT) js (DOT) com> wrote:

i have a table that is aligned center on the page and is 600px wide.

Well you'd probably best start by correcting that then. See
http://www.xs4all.nl/~sbpoley/webmat...lexdesign.html or any of the
other pages on the subject that have been referred to here frequently.
(My excuses if you actually have a good reason for a 600px table, but
that would be a rare occurrence.)

i
now want to position a thin div (layer?) on the page so that it butts up
against the left side of the table (so this layer will be on the outside of
the table) and it should move relative to the table so that it stays lined
up with the table. is this something i can do?

It might help if we knew what the DIV was *for*. Are you talking about a
menu, a border, a decorative image ...?

--
Stephen Poley

http://www.xs4all.nl/~sbpoley/webmatters/

thanks.
its actually a client site and unfortunatley must stay as is as far as
overall design.
he will be rotating advertising in a long vertical "box" and the only good
place to put it is ouside of, but next to the existing table.
any thoughts?



"Stephen Poley" <sbpoleySpicedHamTrap (AT) xs4all (DOT) nl> wrote

On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:17:24 -0400, "need help" <js (AT) js (DOT) com> wrote:

i have a table that is aligned center on the page and is 600px wide.

Well you'd probably best start by correcting that then. See
http://www.xs4all.nl/~sbpoley/webmat...lexdesign.html or any of the
other pages on the subject that have been referred to here frequently.
(My excuses if you actually have a good reason for a 600px table, but
that would be a rare occurrence.)

i
now want to position a thin div (layer?) on the page so that it butts up
against the left side of the table (so this layer will be on the outside
of
the table) and it should move relative to the table so that it stays lined
up with the table. is this something i can do?

It might help if we knew what the DIV was *for*. Are you talking about a
menu, a border, a decorative image ...?

--
Stephen Poley

http://www.xs4all.nl/~sbpoley/webmatters/