problems w/ positioning menu...

[nlsilverberg]

I got my nav menu all set up and positioned how i like it. But when i made the browser wider the whole menu moved w/ it. How can i keep the menu to stay over the body content?

[ralph.m]

It would be best to pos a live link or the code of a working example. Otherwise this question is impossible to answer usefully, as each site is different.

[nlsilverberg]

I don't have a live link, but here is my style sheet. I just started so not everything is how it should be yet. I'm just focused on getting the menu issue fixed. -Thanks

body {
  background: url(images/linebg.png);
}
 
#bodycontent {
  margin: auto;
  width: 949px;
  position: relative;
  top: 100px;
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: 7px;
  box-shadow: 0px 3px 5px #999;
}
 
p {
  color: #000;
  font-family: Big Caslon, Times, Georgia;
}
 
h2 {
  font-family: Big Caslon, Times, Georgia;
  padding: 20px 20px 0px 20px;
}
 
h3 {
  color: #245b7d;
}
 
h4 {
  color: #154D43;
}
 
 
 
 
 
///////* MENU */
 
 
 
 
 
 
#navmenu {
    margin: auto;
}
 
#navmenu ul {
    background: url(images/nav1.png) no-repeat;
    float: right;
    width: 949px;
    position: relative;
}
 
#navmenu li {
    float: left;
    list-style-type: none;
    padding: 0px px 0px px;
}
 
#navmenu li a {
    color: #fff;
    text-shadow: #000 -1px 0px;
    display: block;
    padding: 10px 4px 10px 4px;
    position: relative;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 18px;
    position: relative;
    right: 30px;
    border-right: 1px solid #245b7d;
    height: 20px;
}
 
#navmenu li a:hover {
	background: url(images/nav2.png) no-repeat;
	text-decoration: underline;
}
 
#navmenu li a:active {
  background: url(images/nav3.png) no-repeat;
}
 
 
 
 
 
//////* ADJUSTMENTS */
 
 
 
 
.logo {
  position: absolute;
  right: 300px;
  top: 300px;
  border: 2px solid #fff;
}
 
#tagline {
  position: absolute;
  right: 170px;
  top: 50px;
  font-family: Papyrus;
  font-size: 21px;
  font-weight: bold;
}
 
#widget {
  position: absolute:
  right: 700px;
  width: 200px;
  padding: 0px 10px 0px 10px;
  border: 2px solid #C4C4C4;
  border-radius: 4px;
  margin: -300px 707px;
  background: #F7F7F7 url(images/wh.png);
}
 
#main {
  padding: 2px 0px 0px 20px;
  width: 650px;
  order: 1px solid red;
}
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/////////* FOOTER */
 
 
 
 
 
#footer {
 
}

[RyanReese]

We need HTML as well to go with it . Aka HTML/CSS you post should be able to give us a replicated version of what you are seeing (so make sure that when you post your HTML, the CSS you post along with it can trigger the wrong behavior).

[nlsilverberg]

I'm not sure i understand. But here are both the HTML & CSS i have so far.

CSS

/*
CSS for begreenplumbing.com
*/
 
 
 
body {
  background: url(images/linebg.png);
}
 
#bodycontent {
  margin: auto;
  width: 949px;
  position: relative;
  top: 100px;
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: 7px;
  box-shadow: 0px 3px 5px #999;
}
 
p {
  color: #000;
  font-family: Big Caslon, Times, Georgia;
}
 
h2 {
  font-family: Big Caslon, Times, Georgia;
  padding: 20px 20px 0px 20px;
}
 
h3 {
  color: #245b7d;
}
 
h4 {
  color: #154D43;
}
 
 
 
 
 
///////* MENU */
 
 
 
 
 
 
#navmenu {
    margin: auto;
}
 
#navmenu ul {
    background: url(images/nav1.png) no-repeat;
    float: right;
    width: 949px;
    position: relative;
}
 
#navmenu li {
    float: left;
    list-style-type: none;
    padding: 0px px 0px px;
}
 
#navmenu li a {
    color: #fff;
    text-shadow: #000 -1px 0px;
    display: block;
    padding: 10px 4px 10px 4px;
    position: relative;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 18px;
    position: relative;
    right: 30px;
    border-right: 1px solid #245b7d;
    height: 20px;
}
 
#navmenu li a:hover {
	background: url(images/nav2.png) no-repeat;
	text-decoration: underline;
}
 
#navmenu li a:active {
  background: url(images/nav3.png) no-repeat;
}
 
 
 
 
 
//////* ADJUSTMENTS */
 
 
 
 
.logo {
  position: absolute;
  right: 300px;
  top: 300px;
  border: 2px solid #fff;
}
 
#tagline {
  position: absolute;
  right: 170px;
  top: 50px;
  font-family: Papyrus;
  font-size: 21px;
  font-weight: bold;
}
 
#widget {
  position: absolute:
  right: 700px;
  width: 200px;
  padding: 0px 10px 0px 10px;
  border: 2px solid #C4C4C4;
  border-radius: 4px;
  margin: -300px 707px;
  background: #F7F7F7 url(images/wh.png);
}
 
#main {
  padding: 2px 0px 0px 20px;
  width: 650px;
  order: 1px solid red;
}
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/////////* FOOTER */
 
 
 
 
 
#footer {
 
}

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
      "html://www.w3.org/TR/xhtm1/DTD/xhtml-strict.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
  <head>
    <title>   - GreenPlumbing</title>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type"
         content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>
    <link href="gpstyle.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
  </head>
  <body>
   <div id="header">
<img src="images/gplogo.png" class="logo"
  width="540" height="80"
     alt="BeGreenPlumbing logo"/>         
     <div id="tagline">
  A good name is rather to be chosen<br/>than great riches. - Proverbs 22:1
     </div> <!-- end of tagline div -->
  </div> <!-- end of header div -->
<div id="navmenu">
  <ul>
    <li><a href="index.html">Home</a></li>
    <li><a href="about.html">About Us</a></li>
    <li><a href="contact.html">Contact Us</a></li>
    <li><a href="testimonies.html">Testimonies</a></li>
    <li><a href="helpfulinfo.html">Helpful Info</a></li>
</div> <!-- end of navmenu div --> 
<div id="bodycontent">
    <h2>Home</h2>
<div id="main">
   <p><h4>Plumbing Services You Can Count On Every Time!</h4></p>


    <p>We are a small business that strives to give superb service. We have flat rates on many of our services. We have plumbers with many years in the business. Our rates are very competitive with our competition.</p>
    <p>Whether you have a clogged drain, need a hot water heater or a complete remodeling project, Green Plumbing has got it covered.</p>
    <p>Fair Pricing-Quality Work-Beautiful Results</p>
    <p> We hope that with that first call you will never call another plumber again.</p>
</div> <!-- end of main div -->
<div id="widget">
   <p><h3>What You Can Expect From Green Plumbing</h3></p>
<p><h4>100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEE</h4></p>
<p>You'll never be disappointed with our Service.</p>
<p>We guarantee you'll be pleased, no matter what it takes.</p>
 <p><h4>Prices Quoted In Advance</h4></p>
<p>We'll give you the price, guarantee the price, and guarantee the work.</p>
<p>That way there are no surprises. That’s the way we do business.</p>
 <p><h4>PROFESSIONAL SERVICE</h4></p>
You deserve the comfort and peace of mind that comes with having a professionally maintained system. We use only the finest quality products and the most skilled technicians. When you call Green Plumbing, you can be confident that you will have the most professional people in the plumbing service industry today.</p>
</div> <!-- end of widget div -->
    </div> <!-- end of bodycontent div -->
<div id="footer">

<!-- end of "footer" div --> 
  </body>
</html>

[RyanReese]

Just do this . Place a <div id="wrapper"> around the entire page, MINUS the header. So everything after the header should be wrapped in the wrapper element.

Then give that the margin:0 auto; and width:949px. It'll center the whole page and have the menu go with the contrent upon page resize . Oh, and also give the #nav ul{} float:left instead of float:right.

[nlsilverberg]

thanks man, that did it.

[RyanReese]

Glad to hear so . You're welcome.