Moving text fields

Ive stumbled across a rather anoying problem in dreamweaver. I have some text
in a layer. Beside the text to the right is a text field for users to enter a
user name. Underneith the text and text field is another line of text and
another text field for users to enter a password. Because the words 'User Name'
are longer than the word 'Password', it means that the two text fields arn't in
line with each other vertically: eg.

User Name: |_____|
Password: |_____|

The little blank areas represent the text fields if you didnt realise

Anyway, i cant move the text fields so they are inline with each other. I cant
just put a space between the word 'Password' and the text field for some
reason. Dreamweaver just wont let me. I also cant find any code so i can adjust
the text field's position anywhere either.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

use a table to lay out your form in columns. or use ctr+shit+space to add
the spaces you wanted (&nbsp


"vinnie roe" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

Ive stumbled across a rather anoying problem in dreamweaver. I have some
text
in a layer. Beside the text to the right is a text field for users to
enter a
user name. Underneith the text and text field is another line of text and
another text field for users to enter a password. Because the words 'User
Name'
are longer than the word 'Password', it means that the two text fields
arn't in
line with each other vertically: eg.

User Name: |_____|
Password: |_____|

The little blank areas represent the text fields if you didnt realise

Anyway, i cant move the text fields so they are inline with each other. I
cant
just put a space between the word 'Password' and the text field for some
reason. Dreamweaver just wont let me. I also cant find any code so i can
adjust
the text field's position anywhere either.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

vinnie roe wrote:

Ive stumbled across a rather anoying problem in dreamweaver. I have some text
in a layer. Beside the text to the right is a text field for users to enter a
user name. Underneith the text and text field is another line of text and
another text field for users to enter a password. Because the words 'User Name'
are longer than the word 'Password', it means that the two text fields arn't in
line with each other vertically: eg.

User Name: |_____|
Password: |_____|

The little blank areas represent the text fields if you didnt realise

Anyway, i cant move the text fields so they are inline with each other. I cant
just put a space between the word 'Password' and the text field for some
reason. Dreamweaver just wont let me. I also cant find any code so i can adjust
the text field's position anywhere either.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

use a table:

____________________________

| __________ |
user Name: | |_________| |
______________|_____________|
| __________ |
Password: | |_________| |
______________|_____________|

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..oO(vinnie roe)

User Name: |_____|
Password: |_____|

The little blank areas represent the text fields if you didnt realise

Anyway, i cant move the text fields so they are inline with each other. I cant
just put a space between the word 'Password' and the text field for some
reason.

Wouldn't help at all. With a different font it will be out of alignment
again.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

<table><tr>
<td><label for="name">User Name:</label></td>
<td><input id="name" name="name"></td>
</tr><tr>
<td><label for="pw">Password:</label></td>
<td><input id="pw" name="pw"></td>
</tr></table>

Micha

On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 12:28:23 -0500, "(_seb_)" <seb (AT) webtrans1 (DOT) com> wrote:

but you have to set a width for your label (8em).
So what if you later add a label that needs more space?
With a table, no need to set any width.

Set a width that works for your labels. If the actual label text is
wider than the width, it will wrap, just like a table will if the
content is too wide for the cell.

Note that I never said this method was better than a table. I just
offered it as another alternative.

Gary

Gary White wrote:

On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 12:28:23 -0500, "(_seb_)" <seb (AT) webtrans1 (DOT) com> wrote:


but you have to set a width for your label (8em).
So what if you later add a label that needs more space?
With a table, no need to set any width.



Set a width that works for your labels. If the actual label text is
wider than the width, it will wrap, just like a table will if the
content is too wide for the cell.

Note that I never said this method was better than a table. I just
offered it as another alternative.

Gary

I know. I was just addressing what I consider as an inconvenience of the
css option compared to the table option in this case: that you have to
set a width for a floating element, therefore fixing the size of a
container that should not need to be fixed.
That's just my take on it (I think the css vs. table discussion is
healthy and legitimate, not frivolous)

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On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 15:20:59 -0500, "(_seb_)" <seb (AT) webtrans1 (DOT) com> wrote:

I know. I was just addressing what I consider as an inconvenience of the
css option compared to the table option in this case: that you have to
set a width for a floating element, therefore fixing the size of a
container that should not need to be fixed.
That's just my take on it (I think the css vs. table discussion is
healthy and legitimate, not frivolous)

Both are good tools to have in your toolbox. Both are useful at times.

Gary