Can you remove this extra div?

HTML & CSS
1

I coded the site super lean like I like to do. But I can’t figure out how to remove this extra div needed in the footer.

Here is a pic of the footer area http://i.imgur.com/b6bSuMH.jpg

Currently it’s coded like so…

<div><div></div></div>

So the outer div expands 100% and holds the repeating pattern and the top white shadow. The height of the footer needs to be able to grow if needed. And the inner div simply centers the content at 960px in width.

I know I can put the image on the body or as a pseudo but I can’t think of how to make it adjust with the footer height so the pattern image adjusts too? So I would like to get rid of the inner div and just do it all with one???

Thnaks.

2

Actually I think I was over complicating it for myself. I think display inline block and center the inner content. That should work. Duh! lol I am so rusty.

3

That should work as long as the three inline-blocks have widths or they will keep on stretching

4 
<div class="fut">
       <div class="fc">footer content article</div>
       <div class="fc">footer content article</div>
       <div class="fc">footer content article</div>
       <ul class='futnav'>...</ul>
</div>

 .fut, . futnav { text-align:center; }
 .futnav li, .fc { display:inline-block; vertical-align:top; }
/* optional, or  you could set .fc width  as Paul suggested */
 .fc { max-width:33%;  }

hope that helps

5

Uhmm… the inline block is not playing quite the way I want it. Aka it’s grid does not coenside with the grid above because it’s text align center. What about something like just the one foot div with a fixed width and centered. And then somehow use pseudo on the body or the foot and AP and have it repeat the two images but somehow magically follow the height of the div? And start at the top of the foot div? Pipe dream?

The inline block nodes are quite anoying too. I know how to remove them but it makes the code needlessly difficult. And I’m sure some browser would puke. Not worth it to me just to remove a div.

6

Divitis is a problem indeed, akin to getting too fat … But in trying to avoid this disease, beware of contracting Divanorexia, which is an equally serious problem. :slight_smile:

7

Lol I do have div anorexia

I’ve been trying to start a prop mgmt biz for years. But I need a brokers license in order to leagaly do it. I finally found a partner to 50/50 with. My best friend from highschool just had to complete 8 classes which he finally did. But then he went on unimplyment and no longer wanted to work. Lol. I’m handing him a job and he doesn’t want it. So then I moved on to my other friend but he too did not want to work any harder than his two hours a day. Then I moved on to my brother - which was perfect! But then his business said he could not work for them and do outside biz with his license. So then I found another that has worked out perfect. So I will be busy a while building the biz and site. So you will see my face here more.