Topic: Simple..shucks

I don't have any extra browsers anymore..and could someone check this in different browsers..it is simply a template..I haven't done CSS in a long time..Is there a better way to center the top? The background colors/images will be added later to the style sheet..in the {..#..} in the head rather than the body..Is this code clean for a start..so basic I am a bit embarassed to show it..but there it is..a template..also anyone is free to copy this and use if as a basic box model..my browser added that 5lt..4lt..in the middle #..I think #C..that is interesting..anyone know about that little fix for the adjusting %'s? Or is it..first I have ever seen it..
http://skyetyger.com/nindex.html

Hi, mate. How are ya?
well, would you tell me which browser you have got???
IE5, 5.5 and 6 are available here.
And would you tell me more about what you want to improve about your site???
I am a bit confused.
Many thanks.
Cya.

Hiroki Kozai

Not sure what you mean by "that little fix for the adjusting %'s". Also not sure why you're floating everything... that's probably not the way I would have done it, but if it works for you, cool.

I took out all the weird "editor" % added code..it looked like this "width: 5lt4lt%"..not certain what it meant but I removed it..and cleaned the code up to squeaky clean..I think...I am redoing main pages..I have 4 HTML tabled pages I am going to do as linked CSS.. I have IE5.5 ..and the page is loading cleanly now in IE5.5..OK..if you don't "float" everything..then you use absolute..I have never done absolute but should learn..but why? What is better about absolute? Or is it too lengthy for here?

Hmm... well, I wouldn't say that absolute is better or worse. It really depends on your situation. And I wouldn't say it's wrong to use float here--that's definitely a valid way of doing it. But the other way I was referring to is something like what they have at BlueRobot.

I just have a little phobia about float, that's all. It can be a little difficult to control when things get complicated.

I LOVE nested tables..and that is a design from the Inside Out..rather than from the right to left, top to bottom..perhaps, if I absolute postion the graphics within the larger "boxes it would work? ..can I do that? Say I have a cut-up large graphic and I need to reassemble it as a box frame with an empty center (to write in) can you do that in absolute positioning?..with an expanding border? Right now, I just make minor changes in the % and I am good to go..I can make an infinity of columns almost instantly and load graphics in repeat y for borders..it is just the corners that get tricky...What do you think..can I absolute position and use relative in the same box? ...that could get sticky right quick..yes indeed..absolute positioning also seems to have problems with boxtop and bottoms..I will look into it..I am not an expert by any means and I see the "quick-easy" of 3 columns, absolutely positioned, used everywhere so it must work well..

Like I said, it's different tools for different jobs, and you have to find what works best for you. Do a little experimenting, and if you come up with a valid solution, then go for it.

And remember that it doesn't have to be all relative or all absolute--you can mix the two.

Ok, I used z-index relative and absolute, two very different things..So, because I am just relearning this and never learned absolute, I wll make two identical pages, one absolute and one relative to see what the differences are..absolute seems to give more control but I see the same boxes over and over..either there isn't any creativity in box making, CSS has not progressed in browser compatibility or ..there is one golden rule Box that just works so well no one needs anything else..I will play with it and post both pages in a week or two..time permitting