Need HTML Help

Cleanup · 17th July 2004, 22:27

I need some help with a website I'm designing for my parents' company. THe design is all drawn up, but my HTML skills are kaput (I'm using Dreamweaver MX 2004)...

My current hurdle to conquer is CSS or some such. I need text to be 10 px away from every border of the cell that it's in. Apparently this can be achieved with a .css. I've already made default font colours, link colours, etc., but I can't seem to find the spacing in Dreamweaver.

I need some help creating a .css or if there's another way to do this? (In Dreamweaver or in code)..

Thanks.

Bilbo Baggins · 17th July 2004, 22:30

use the border command.

Cleanup · 17th July 2004, 22:38

That lines my cells with a foogly border that pushes everything out of place. But I'll investigate further.

CaptainNuss · 17th July 2004, 23:59

This site provides excellent references to HTML and CSS. Look into the padding-left property (CSS) to solve your problem.

ctn|chrisw · 18th July 2004, 02:50

dreamweaver mx 2004 does css real good. and as was said, check padding-left

xzxzzx · 18th July 2004, 04:51

Cleanup: You could also try messing with margin-left.

See http://archivist.incutio.com/viewlist/css-discuss/24950

ryan · 18th July 2004, 06:14

You can use the margin property to apply space on the outside of objects, and the padding property to add space on the inside of objects.

What I'm guessing is that you want something like

td { padding: 10px }

Although I'd advise against using tables, using css positioned divs are much better.

So if you

mark · 18th July 2004, 09:49

Quote:

Originally posted by idiot
So if you

hit submit too soon your post doesnt make sence?

mark e · 18th July 2004, 09:54

w3schools.com

Cleanup · 18th July 2004, 14:10

Solved the problem using padding. Since I don't really know HTML, I don't know many of the commands.

Thanks for your help. This is the website I'm remaking. My eyes are bleeeeding.

ryan · 18th July 2004, 22:16

Quote:

Originally posted by Nobby Nobbs
hit submit too soon your post doesnt make sence?

I was planning on posting more, but I thought to myself "fuck it, he probably gets it".

17th July 2004, 22:27	#1
Cleanup The WWYD Jerk (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Shanghai Posts: 2,385	Need HTML Help I need some help with a website I'm designing for my parents' company. THe design is all drawn up, but my HTML skills are kaput (I'm using Dreamweaver MX 2004)... My current hurdle to conquer is CSS or some such. I need text to be 10 px away from every border of the cell that it's in. Apparently this can be achieved with a .css. I've already made default font colours, link colours, etc., but I can't seem to find the spacing in Dreamweaver. I need some help creating a .css or if there's another way to do this? (In Dreamweaver or in code).. Thanks. cleanup.myspace \ cleanup.devart \ cleanup.lastfm the what do you do? game thread! play for fun, posts don't count toward your postcount.

17th July 2004, 22:38	#3
Cleanup The WWYD Jerk (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Shanghai Posts: 2,385	That lines my cells with a foogly border that pushes everything out of place. But I'll investigate further. cleanup.myspace \ cleanup.devart \ cleanup.lastfm the what do you do? game thread! play for fun, posts don't count toward your postcount.

17th July 2004, 23:59	#4
CaptainNuss Indecisive One (Senior Member) Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: :morF Posts: 625	This site provides excellent references to HTML and CSS. Look into the padding-left property (CSS) to solve your problem. [size=1]"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs and the universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the universe is winning." - Richard Cook

18th July 2004, 04:51	#6
xzxzzx Forum King Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 7,267	Cleanup: You could also try messing with margin-left. See http://archivist.incutio.com/viewlist/css-discuss/24950 Freedom of speech is the basic freedom of humanity. When you've lost that, you've lost everything. 1\/\/4y 34\|<$p4y 1gp4y 33714y, 0d4y 0uy4y? \| Roses are #FF0000; Violets are #0000FF; chown -R ${YOU} ~/base The DMCA. It really is that bad. : Count for your life.

18th July 2004, 14:10	#10
Cleanup The WWYD Jerk (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Shanghai Posts: 2,385	Solved the problem using padding. Since I don't really know HTML, I don't know many of the commands. Thanks for your help. This is the website I'm remaking. My eyes are bleeeeding. cleanup.myspace \ cleanup.devart \ cleanup.lastfm the what do you do? game thread! play for fun, posts don't count toward your postcount.

17th July 2004, 22:30	#2
Bilbo Baggins Wind Chime of the Apocalypse Join Date: May 2000 Location: The Forest Posts: 17,231	use the border command.

18th July 2004, 02:50	#5
ctn\|chrisw Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hell Posts: 3,309	dreamweaver mx 2004 does css real good. and as was said, check padding-left

18th July 2004, 06:14	#7
ryan not fucked, not quite. (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tn Posts: 8,755	You can use the margin property to apply space on the outside of objects, and the padding property to add space on the inside of objects. What I'm guessing is that you want something like td { padding: 10px } Although I'd advise against using tables, using css positioned divs are much better. So if you

18th July 2004, 09:54	#9
mark e Major Dude Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,117	w3schools.com

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