ok, here is a link to a site i'm working on. the flash menu is centered how i want it and all...but...unmaximize your browser window. see how the menu is out to the right?

here's the portion of code relating to the menu and right below it is where my table starts. i've tried pasting the code inside the table but it won't align properly still.



the only way i could get the menu to be where it's at was to put it on a layer.

ive used dreamweaver a couple of times in the past but that was 3 years ago for an html class in school. other than that, complete novice. ive got experience coding, but not with html.

Hi there,

I haven't seen the full source of your site, but I think the problem is caused by absolute positioning:

style="position:absolute; left:753px; top:168px; width:205px; height:26px; z-index:1">

This will always position the menu at a fixed location. So, when you resize the window, the menu will stay put.

Try dropping the entire style attribute; the menu may stay exactly where it should, as it may follow the "document" flow....

Cheers,

Imar
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Imar Spaanjaars
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thx for the advice.

the url to my website is in my previous post..you can check the whole site source from that, unless i'm mistaken.

as to your suggestion, when i delete the style attribute, the menu goes up to the top left corner of the page. i can't use it over the picture where it is supposed to go. is there some other way to use a .sfw file over top a picture besides using a layer?

Yes, I had seen the link. I just hadn't checked the source yet ;)

Anyway, I am not sure if trying to put the menu above the image is the smartest idea. You'll run into problems like this. I am not saying it isn't possible, but just that it can be difficult to do.

The easiest, and often used, way to do this is to "slice" your images in a couple of parts. Then "tile" the images and the Flash animation until they make up the whole picture.

Programs like Fireworks can do this for your automatically.

If you want to take the easy way out embed the background image in your Flash animation....

Cheers,

Imar
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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.
While typing this post, I was listening to: Stone Cold Bush by Red Hot Chili Peppers (Track 8 from the album: Mother's Milk) What's This?