website will not center

**replikant** · 10-07-2010 10:59 AM

hello

this might be an easy question,

i have updated the first page of this website and it just will not center in firefox and crome.

it centers in internet explorer, I hope someone can help me

I have uploaded the html files to yousendit
http://www.yousendit.com/download/WT...dzhtNEx2Wmc9PQ

thanks

**tracknut** · 10-07-2010 11:35 AM

text-align:center is not the way to center a page. Try:

Code:

.tcenter {width:1215px;margin:0 auto}

Dave

**replikant** · 10-07-2010 01:05 PM

thanks working now

**Major Payne** · 10-08-2010 06:58 AM

Centering:

Centering anything requires setting a width less than 100% for the container. Example:

body {
width: 950px;
height: 600px;
margin: 0 auto;
background: #fff url(path to non-tiled image) no-repeat center scroll;
}

Change parameters as you need. Set "#fff" to background color you want.

Additional info:

Set "scroll" to "fixed" if you want page contents to scroll over background image. CSS was given for an image that does not tile.

If you have a small image and want it to fill the entire browser window, see these sites for examples of code to use:

Background to Fit Screen II: http://paynelessdesigns.pastebin.com/f760990b
http://www.cssplay.co.uk/layouts/background
http://www.scriptdungeon.com/freejav...reescripts1284
http://css-tricks.com/perfect-full-p...kground-image/

**wethammy123** · 10-08-2010 06:28 PM

why don't you just use the <center>(Body contents here)</center>?

Code:

<html>
<head>
<title>Title of page</title>
<script>
</script>
</head>
<body><center>
<!--Contents....
<!--Contents....
</center></body>
</html>

**tracknut** · 10-08-2010 06:34 PM

Originally Posted by wethammy123

why don't you just use the <center>(Body contents here)</center>?

Because <center> is a deprecated tag, and shouldn't be used in modern code.

Dave

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