Unable to place controls in layout grid cells

[Silicon Strawberry]

Hello,

When I do the following:

- create a layout grid by going 'Layout' 'Insert Table';

- accept the default settings (3 x 3 grid);

- drag a text box from the toolbox on the centre cell of the grid (i.e. at
row 2, column 2);

instead of the edit box to be placed in the centre cell, it is placed in the
top left row (row 1, column 1).

What's more, when I look at the source code for the page, it *does* tell me
that the control *is* in the centre. The reason it appears not to display
correctly is that it is css position attribute is *absolute*, not
*relative*.

Is there any way I can make the attribute relative by default when I drag
and drop controls into layouts?

Thanks in advance,

Akin
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akyak at aksoto dot idps dot co dot uk

[Steve C. Orr [MCSD, MVP, CSM, ASP Insider]]

Yes, this is done in Visual Studio's "Tools|Opti ons" dialog box.
It's under the HTML Designer, CSS Positioning option.

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I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr,
MCSD, MVP, CSM, ASPInsider
http://SteveOrr.net
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Hello,

When I do the following:

- create a layout grid by going 'Layout' 'Insert Table';

- accept the default settings (3 x 3 grid);

- drag a text box from the toolbox on the centre cell of the grid (i.e. at
row 2, column 2);

instead of the edit box to be placed in the centre cell, it is placed in
the top left row (row 1, column 1).

What's more, when I look at the source code for the page, it *does* tell
me that the control *is* in the centre. The reason it appears not to
display correctly is that it is css position attribute is *absolute*, not
*relative*.

Is there any way I can make the attribute relative by default when I drag
and drop controls into layouts?

Thanks in advance,

Akin
--
akyak at aksoto dot idps dot co dot uk