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Hell Hath No Fury

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Tue Sep-23-08 03:15 PM
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I am too stoopid -- need some html help!

First, let me say, I don't know what the fuck I am doing, so bear with me. :D

I have been butchering my way through the process of creating this page and have been stuck on something I simply cannot make work.

Please look at the page here (don't laugh too hard and ignore the ugly banner that will soon be replaced by a bee-yoo-tee-ful professional one):

http://rescuedrabbits.org/practice.html

I want to mirror the black-backed left side bar on the right side of the page. I know, I know it is probably as simple as can be but I cannot make it work. I warned you I didn't know what I was doing! :D

Help please!

Thanks!
Hell

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2Design

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Tue Sep-23-08 04:03 PM
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1. a couple of thoughts

I did not look at all the code - you have several tables inside tables - so the white inside table needs a fixed width or percentage - I am assuming the black is the background of the whole page and the tables are laid over it - also see www.boogiejack.com and www.w3schools.com for help on doing html

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Duer 157099

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Tue Sep-23-08 05:21 PM
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2. Question

Are you using that page as a template and then trying to modify it? Or did you write that code?

That will influence how I answer (because it will tell me what you know)

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Hell Hath No Fury

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Tue Sep-23-08 05:38 PM
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3. I'm trying to modify it --

I'm doing this as a favor for someone I know and am using the html from the original designer. I understand the basics about tables but am having trouble finding where the hang-up is.

I wasn't kidding when I said I know dick about this! :D

Thanks!
Hell

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Duer 157099

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Tue Sep-23-08 05:46 PM
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4. OK

Edited on Tue Sep-23-08 05:49 PM by dotcosm

So the table setup isn't a problem, it's going to be whether that library item that encodes the side menu has any code in it that won't play well on the right side

Hold on, let me go look at the code... brb...

Edit - hold on, that library thing isn't even going to be a problem... couple more minutes....

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Hell Hath No Fury

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Tue Sep-23-08 06:36 PM
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5. Thanks!

I am hacking away at the online html editor I am using and am just screwing things up, I fear! :D

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Duer 157099

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Tue Sep-23-08 06:43 PM
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6. Well, there are some problems

There are alot of extra tags, and too many nested tables, makes it very confusing to sort through the code

But I think I have it, but I'm trying to see how to communicate it with the structure you already have...

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Hell Hath No Fury

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Tue Sep-23-08 06:47 PM
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7. I noticed that in the editor --

Someone went batshit with the tables thing. If you can't get it happening, please don't sweat it -- I don't want you to actually have to WORK to get this right!

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Duer 157099

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Tue Sep-23-08 06:53 PM
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8. Here, I'm going to paste the html here until you get it and then

Edited on Tue Sep-23-08 07:04 PM by dotcosm

I'll delete it -- but save what you already have, throw this up there instead and let me know when it's up and I'll go take a look

also, did you intend to scale the header image from 750 to 900?

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Duer 157099

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Tue Sep-23-08 06:55 PM
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9. Let me know when you have copied it so I can remove it n/t

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Hell Hath No Fury

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Tue Sep-23-08 06:59 PM
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10. Got it!

Delet at will! Thank you so very much -- this saved my bacon (and sanity)!

I'll throw it up and see if it is happening --

Hel;

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Duer 157099

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Tue Sep-23-08 07:03 PM
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11. Well... don't be too excited yet, lol

it may not work ... but let's see

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Duer 157099

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Tue Sep-23-08 07:08 PM
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12. Oops, no, it's not quite right

that right side menu is nested into the wrong table... hold on....

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Duer 157099

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Tue Sep-23-08 08:18 PM
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13. I've got a fixed version - let me know when you're ready n/t

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Hell Hath No Fury

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Wed Sep-24-08 05:35 PM
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15. Thanks!

I had to rush off lat night and thought it was OK -- not so much, really. :D Will try this new code and see what happens!

Thanks again!

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Duer 157099

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Tue Sep-23-08 11:30 PM
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14. Here's how I would do it if I were to use tables for this

This is just the html outline, you'll have to paste in the code for the appropriate regions

<html>
<head>
<title><---- TITLE HERE ----></title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
</head>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" link="gray" alink="gray" vlink="CCCCCC">

<table width="900" border="0">
<tr>
<td colspan="3">
<---- Banner Image Here ---->
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" bgcolor="black">
<---- Top Navigation Links Here ---->
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" bgcolor="black" valign="top" rowspan="2">
<---- Left Navigation Menu Here ---->
</td>
<td class="bodytext12">
<---- Center Main Text Here ---->
</td>
<td align="right" bgcolor="black" valign="top" rowspan="2">
<---- Right Navigation Menu Here ----> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3">
<---- Bottom Center Footer Text Here ---->
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>

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sam sarrha

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Sun Sep-28-08 01:22 PM
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16. nice work... but im look'n for an injury lawyer... sorry

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