What Kind of Code is This?

www.heidelbergdist.com hi, could comeone please look a the code for that page.
i know a div is related to layers in DW but i don't see the absolute
positioning in the code. are they using layers for the containers of the
content, or something else? thanks.

Deaf Mike wrote:

www.heidelbergdist.com hi, could comeone please look a the code for that page.
i know a div is related to layers in DW but i don't see the absolute
positioning in the code. are they using layers for the containers of the
content, or something else? thanks.

"Layers" is DW lingo for *absolutely* positioned divs. But you can also
have divs that are relatively positioned or floating or neither. Look in
the code, e.g. for <div id="tellFriend"> then in the stylesheet for
#tellFriend and see what is says.

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www.heidelbergdist.com hi, could comeone please look a the code for that page.
i know a div is related to layers in DW

It isn't.

but i don't see the absolute
positioning in the code.

A div is just a meaningless grouping element, a container. The term
"layer" is misleading, used in DW for an absolutely positioned div. But
this doesn't mean that you have to use positioning on div-elements all
the time.

Micha

ok so my next question is - is it possible for me set up the layout of my site
using these empty containers or 'layers' in DW, and then control them with CSS?
If so, which selections do i make in CSS to actually control a div? thanks.

"Deaf Mike" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

ok so my next question is - is it possible for me set up the layout of my
site
using these empty containers or 'layers' in DW, and then control them with
CSS?

Yes most definitely, that's how it's done.

If so, which selections do i make in CSS to actually control a div?
thanks.

Go through this tutorial and you should get a pretty good understanding of
how it all works.
http://projectseven.com/tutorials/css/qdmacfly/index.htm

This gives some good tips:
http://www.mezzoblue.com/css/cribsheet/

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Deaf Mike wrote:

ok so my next question is - is it possible for me set up the layout of my site
using these empty containers or 'layers' in DW, and then control them with CSS?
If so, which selections do i make in CSS to actually control a div? thanks.

Of course you can. You can Google for "div css tutorial" and find lots
of info. You can study the code to any such page, get the stylesheet and
see what the developer has done and which parameters he/she had used, etc.

However, bear in mind that the technique is sometimes pretty frustrating
since DW might not show what you are trying to achieve (you need to
check in various browsers), and that there are a multitude of hacks for
making soma parameters work cross browser.

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