Newbie questions....

[keano]

Hi guys.... few baby questions...

1. Ok so for usual fixed layouts... does one use floats for positioning, or the relative or absolute for say navigation and columns?

2. When would use a background image over a typical image?

thanks

[wonshikee]

I'm sorry I have no idea what you're saying in question 1

2) I tend to stay away from positioning as much as I can, because various browsers read it slightly different, or rather standard browsers and non-standard browsers read it differently.

3) I always use a background image for static images, because occasionally IE6 throws a padding 3px to the bottom which I have yet to figure out how to remove, with background images its more consistent - plus u can put stuff on top of it easily.

[keano]

Your right I deleted question sorry.

I tend to stay away from positioning as much as I can, because various browsers read it slightly different, or rather standard browsers and non-standard browsers read it differently.

So your saying use floats is that right? Isn't floating a form of positioning?

THX

[wonshikee]

Yes I use floating layers, they allow more fluid, but more importantly are more consistent across various browsers - assuming you understand how they work.