html text on top of the picture noob alert! :(

grudas · 26 Feb 2009 at 15:42

hey

i've been practising html i've done a website design, sliced it saved it as html and graphics done most of the things in microsoft front page now my problem is that i need to add text, pictures links etc on the image i've used

Code:

<div style="position:absolute;top:302;left:195; height:420; width:857">
	<p align="justify"><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#C0C0C0"><font size="2">
	TEXT</font><br>
	<br>
&nbsp;</font></div>

this code for text on the image the problem is that on my resolution 1280x1024 it looks ok but on my brothers monitor which is 1440x900 text moves to the left and doesn't stay in the middle how do i fix it?
website
http://web.r3dline.net/

go easy on me im just a newbie have worked more with php than html and been out of the website bussines for years.. so i need a bit of help.. thanks

the info about obama is just a test...

grudas · 26 Feb 2009 at 16:10

Ciphon said:
I'd use CSS and set the width to width: 80%;

Edit: Basically change where you have width: (number); use a percentage to use a percentage of the screen width.

ill give it a try

grudas · 26 Feb 2009 at 16:52

cjmUK said:
Grudas, don't take any offense, but your basic design isn't very good. It's not a question of style; the fundamental architecture of your pages are poor, and it will make life harder for you in the short-term and in the longer term.

I'm not meaning to be dismissive. I know you are just learning, but you are using old habits (circa 1998) that will limit what you can achieve and will just make development harder for you. And if you continue developing websites, you will eventually have to go through the pain of unlearning a whole load of stuff.

I'll not say anymore, unless you want some pointers to get you started on the 'right' track. There are differing opinions on best practice, but there is a whole load of stuff that is pretty much in consensus.

it's my first full website all im done before in html was just an intro pages with single hyperlink i need a lot more practise with full website.... i would appreciate any tips you could give me...

grudas · 26 Feb 2009 at 16:53

Craig R said:
COMIC SANS?!?

just a test... need to be able to edit it at the college and there's no fonts installed on the computers