02-06-2005, 03:42 PM
Ok. I'm struggling with learning CSS here (the Internet is a horrible waste of space when it comes to research :P). What I want to do is replace all my horrible tables with CSS, most likely using classes and <div> to allocate what goes where, etc.
The problem I'm running into is thus. I've gotten the outer limits of the table (more or less), and have worked out a system for the two "columns" (using classes and <div>'s), but I can't for the life of me figure out how to get them to line up side by side.
Some things to keep in mind:
1) I want the page to look relatively the same no matter who views it. In other words, I want to adhere as strictly as possible to CSS2 / CSS3 standards, and I want things that are "sized" (text, tables, etc.) to scale according to viewing resolution, so that I don't have someone viewing it in 800x600 and having everything too big, and someone else viewing it in 1600x1200 and finding it too small. Understand? :)
2) Keep it simple. I don't want to have a 600KB .css file when a 10KB CSS file can do the exact same thing, and easier. :P The easier it is for me to type out, maintain, and utilize, the absolute better. :)
Anyway, if anyone could help me with this I'd greatly appreciate it. I spent 6 hours on the web the night before last trying to figure out the most BASIC elements of CSS, 2 or 3 of which were spent JUST trying to figure out a CSS validation error. :P Like I said, the Internet is a HORRID resource for research. So, your help is appreciated.
The problem I'm running into is thus. I've gotten the outer limits of the table (more or less), and have worked out a system for the two "columns" (using classes and <div>'s), but I can't for the life of me figure out how to get them to line up side by side.
Some things to keep in mind:
1) I want the page to look relatively the same no matter who views it. In other words, I want to adhere as strictly as possible to CSS2 / CSS3 standards, and I want things that are "sized" (text, tables, etc.) to scale according to viewing resolution, so that I don't have someone viewing it in 800x600 and having everything too big, and someone else viewing it in 1600x1200 and finding it too small. Understand? :)
2) Keep it simple. I don't want to have a 600KB .css file when a 10KB CSS file can do the exact same thing, and easier. :P The easier it is for me to type out, maintain, and utilize, the absolute better. :)
Anyway, if anyone could help me with this I'd greatly appreciate it. I spent 6 hours on the web the night before last trying to figure out the most BASIC elements of CSS, 2 or 3 of which were spent JUST trying to figure out a CSS validation error. :P Like I said, the Internet is a HORRID resource for research. So, your help is appreciated.
Roland *The Gunslinger*
