Am I setting myself up for heartbreak (or heartburn)?

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I've just discovered absolute positioning (after 3 years of using fp2002,
duh). I like that I can position elements exactly where I want them.

I have read threads here by some of you gurus who suggest not using it if
not neccessary or at the very least that it can cause its own set of problems.

I'm curious why. I'm in the process of re-doing a 50+ page website for a
company and I don't want to get 48 pages into the thing and find out I
shouldn't have set my tables, graphics etc up using this positioning.

BTW, I'm no pro at FP and do not know how to write html but I'm not a newbie
at this either.

Thanks!
 
After reading some of these threads, I must admit that I AM a newbie and
really don't know doodly about web site development (though I thought I did
LOL)!

Please word your answers to my question accordingly.

Duh,

Forrest Gump
 
If done correctly by someone who understands Html and CSS2 (and cross browser issues) they are fine
- if you do not, don't use absolute positioning

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| After reading some of these threads, I must admit that I AM a newbie and
| really don't know doodly about web site development (though I thought I did
| LOL)!
|
| Please word your answers to my question accordingly.
|
| Duh,
|
| Forrest Gump
|
 
A picture is worth a thousand words.
http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/tests/remote_image.htm uses Absolute
Positioning (AP) to locate some images. This page does demonstrate
the problem of absolutely positioned layers "moving around", which is
one of the main proms associated with AP.
Open the page in a browser, and make sure the browser is NOT at full
screen.
Hover the mouse pointer over one of the buttons (do not click any),
such as Tests Home and notice the image that pops up. This image is
in an absolutely positioned layer.
Now change the size of the browser window by dragging the sides in and
out, notice how the image changes its location?
Now adjust the text size in the browser - in IE use View->Text-size
and change to some other size. The image will appear to move again.
Things get worse if you have text inside the layer, and resize the
text.

Before you use AP on your site, learn how to overcome these problems -
it is usually best to not use AP at all, though there are places (such
as menus) where AP is very useful. The menu at
http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/ uses AP, but changing the font-size
(still working on IE's "Largest" font size) or browser size does not
seriously affect the menu.
 
Absolute positioning can be great - it can also be a real mess if you don't
understand how it works (or does not work) with different browsers, screen
sizes, etc.

It is CSS, and CSS is a whole different game than just HTML.
 
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