difference between <div> and layer???

I am learning to use css positioning and styles, I have read a lot tutorials
but I am seeing the layer button also creates <div>. So what is the difference
between these 2. How can I know which one to use when both looks the same.?
Also when I try to remove the height or width or some other atrributes from the
layer, it will disapper from the layers panel but the <div> will still remain
in the code.
Can anyone help me?

I hope I made myself clear. All I want to know is the difference between
<div> and layers and when shall I use them?
Thanks in advance

Xmanli

xmanli wrote:

I am learning to use css positioning and styles, I have read a lot
tutorials but I am seeing the layer button also creates <div>. So
what is the difference between these 2. How can I know which one to
use when both looks the same.? Also when I try to remove the height
or width or some other atrributes from the layer, it will disapper
from the layers panel but the <div> will still remain in the code.
Can anyone help me?

I hope I made myself clear. All I want to know is the difference
between <div> and layers and when shall I use them?
Thanks in advance

Perhaps this tech note will be helpful:
http://www.projectseven.com/support/answers.asp?id=138


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PVII has a wealth of information. Good stuff, all around.

Short and sweet, a "layer" is simply an positioned <div>; that is, a
<div> with a style attribute that specifies position: absolute, relative,
etc.; typically positioning of some kind, such as top: 20px, left: 100px,
etc.; and a z-index (stacking order). You'd use a layer when you want to
override the natural positioning of HTML elements, which is top-to-bottom,
left-to-right.


David
stiller ( at ) quip ( dot ) net



"Al Sparber- PVII" <adSTRApmin (AT) projectseven (DOT) com> wrote

xmanli wrote:
I am learning to use css positioning and styles, I have read a lot
tutorials but I am seeing the layer button also creates <div>. So
what is the difference between these 2. How can I know which one to
use when both looks the same.? Also when I try to remove the height
or width or some other atrributes from the layer, it will disapper
from the layers panel but the <div> will still remain in the code.
Can anyone help me?

I hope I made myself clear. All I want to know is the difference
between <div> and layers and when shall I use them?
Thanks in advance

Perhaps this tech note will be helpful:
http://www.projectseven.com/support/answers.asp?id=138


--
Al Sparber - PVII
http://www.projectseven.com
DW Extensions - Menu Systems - Tutorials - CSS FastPacks
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Webdev Newsgroup: news://forums.projectseven.com/pviiwebdev/
CSS Newsgroup: news://forums.projectseven.com/css/
RSS/XML Feeds: http://www.projectseven.com/xml/

Thanks david, I got your point.

xmanli

Actually, Microsoft calls them "layers" too.

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"Michael Fesser" <netizen (AT) gmx (DOT) net> wrote

.oO(David Stiller)

Short and sweet, a "layer" is simply an positioned <div>;

Only MM calls it a "layer", which IMHO is misleading and confusing.
There's nothing special about them (besides the fact that improper and
inflationary use of "layers" without understanding them often leads to
unusable websites).

You'd use a layer when you want to
override the natural positioning of HTML elements, which is
top-to-bottom,
left-to-right.

You don't necessarily have to use a "layer" for this, you can position
_every_ block-level element.

Micha

.oO(David Stiller)

Short and sweet, a "layer" is simply an positioned <div>;

Only MM calls it a "layer", which IMHO is misleading and confusing.
There's nothing special about them (besides the fact that improper and
inflationary use of "layers" without understanding them often leads to
unusable websites).

You'd use a layer when you want to
override the natural positioning of HTML elements, which is top-to-bottom,
left-to-right.

You don't necessarily have to use a "layer" for this, you can position
_every_ block-level element.

Micha

.oO(Murray *TMM*)

Actually, Microsoft calls them "layers" too.

Hmmpf, no surprise.

Micha