How to do something like this...

ace2109 · 26 Jul 2007 at 11:01

I was looking around on the web on how to create flash buttons for my website when i came accross this site . I really like the way it is layed out but i have no idea on how to do it.

Those of you that have been helping out with my current site, here will know that it is beginner standards.

The main problem i am having is keep everything in the centre of the window no matter what display resolution is set. sometimes it is fine and then others everything is all over the place, and this is not very professional.

So what i want to be able to do is set up a site like the one i showed you above that will always be the same in a window no matter what display is set.

It looks to me that the actual website itself is set in the middle using a frame, but how do you get a background colour?

really appreciate your help here guys, and i am using dreamweaver to design everything.

thanks
ace

Boov · 26 Jul 2007 at 11:06

Code:

<div ALIGN="center">
<table width="660" border="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0">

thats how the site is centered

check out this thread for more ways to keep your site in the center.

but how do you get a background colour?

with this bit of css

Code:

body {background: #FFF url(your_image.gif)}

*EDIT*

lol that thread i posted is actually your own thread, every method mentioned in there works on every browser iv ever used, so if it does not for you, then you must be doing something differently, ill check your css now

Boov · 26 Jul 2007 at 11:24

the reason your site appears on the left is because your using frames, which are pretty dated and very limiting on the overall layout of the page. try approaching the site from another angle, even if you have to start using <tables> (gasp) to sort the layout.

and if your worried about how your going to load the pages in the content area, then there are other ways you can do this without the need for <iframes> or <framesets>

ace2109 · 26 Jul 2007 at 11:45

have to go to work now but i will have a look at all these when i get back,

this is harder than i originally thought.

ace