CSS to center page with no top space

torweb

I'm using CSS to center my pages...which works fine, however I would also like to eliminate the small space at the top so my page is flush with the top of the screen...both in IE and FireFox. The CSS code I'm using is:

Thanks in advance for any advice..

Jan 28 '08 #1

just a feeling

Hi torweb,

Browsers usually add default margins and paddings on the body and other elements. To eliminate this, write:

Jan 28 '08 #2

torweb

My #Container is a Div ID. If I change the code to:

It still doesn't remove that space. If I put the padding and margin within the body definition, my page no longer centers. Is this not working as my style section is referring to a div.

Thanks

Jan 28 '08 #3

Death Slaught

As just a feeling pointed out some browsers add padding and margins where there are none. This has nothing to do with your div because it's already there. Add the code that he provided and it should work.

Thanks, Death

Jan 28 '08 #4

torweb

Am I doing this wrong as I thought I did put the margin and padding amounts in my container definiton...

Jan 28 '08 #5

Death Slaught

Am I doing this wrong as I thought I did put the margin and padding amounts in my container definiton...

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1.  #container { 
2. width: 980px;
3. margin-right: auto;
4. margin-left: auto;
5. margin-top: none;
6. padding: 0px;
7. margin: 0px; 
8. }
9.  

lol yes try it like this.

Thanks, Death

Jan 28 '08 #6

torweb

Well...it may be time to hit the bottle. Here is the whole page code (temp page) and still a space. If I can get this figured out I'll always be able to help others like myself.

Thanks

Jan 30 '08 #7

Death Slaught

You didn't add the asterisk(sp?).This is what you added:

This is what you needed to add:

Thanks, Death

Jan 30 '08 #8

jcorp

You didn't add the asterisk(sp?).This is what you added:

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1.  { 
2.   margin:0;
3.   padding:0;
4. }
5.  

This is what you needed to add:

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1.  * { 
2.   margin:0;
3.   padding:0;
4. }
5.  

Thanks, Death

Death - thanks to you. I have the same issue and your solution worked fine, well in IE, but in FF, it now aligns left when it is set to align center. (same issue that original poster had.)

Jan 31 '08 #9

torweb

Thanks for all the great help Death....this worked great in IE and Firefox:

Jan 31 '08 #10

Death Slaught

Death - thanks to you. I have the same issue and your solution worked fine, well in IE, but in FF, it now aligns left when it is set to align center. (same issue that original poster had.)

Post your code or a link and I'll be glad to help you.

^_^ Thanks, Death

Jan 31 '08 #11

Death Slaught

Thanks for all the great help Death....this worked great in IE and Firefox:

[HTML] <style type="text/css">
<!--
#container {
width: 980px;
margin-right: auto;
margin-left: auto;
}
* {
margin:0;
padding:0;
}

-->
</style>
[/HTML]

No problem it's what I'm here for.

^_^ Death

Jan 31 '08 #12

eddberkel

Death where do you live!!!!! I WANT TO HUG YOU AND NEVER LET GO this has saved me sooooooooooooooooooo much time and before it was SUPER annoying to fix and you have practically just stopped me from commiting suicide think of it as you have saved many peoples lives and work that was not need to be done THANK YOU!!!!!

Jul 1 '08 #13

Death Slaught

Death where do you live!!!!! I WANT TO HUG YOU AND NEVER LET GO this has saved me sooooooooooooooooooo much time and before it was SUPER annoying to fix and you have practically just stopped me from commiting suicide think of it as you have saved many peoples lives and work that was not need to be done THANK YOU!!!!!

Your welcome...

Jul 2 '08 #14

AJM Project

Hi, I was having the same problem as the original poster. The code provided fixed it, but only in FF. In IE the page is now left aligned. Please help.

The code:

Also I want to make a banner start furhter down the page, but when I put a top margin on it the container makes the space again. The code is the same as shown but with the addition of:

Aug 15 '08 #15

eWish

torweb and AJM Project,

When posting code samples you are expected to surround your code with the [code][/code] tags. I have edited your posts to include them. In the future please use the code tags.

Thank You,

Kevin

Aug 15 '08 #16

nostradamuszen

@Death Slaught
Worked a treat for me too Death - FF 3.5, Safari, IE8, Flock.

When I figure out how to get Trackbacks on Blogger, I'll give you some of those too!

Aug 4 '09 #17

snmbala

Hey thats so simple

Set your margin for <body> tag

body{
text-align:center;
margin-top:0px;
}

Apr 8 '10 #18

a new eRRoR

Thanks Death. Would you mind explaining what the '*' defines though?

Sep 28 '10 #19

Death Slaught

@a new eRRoR
An asterisk, '*', in CSS is "The Universal Rule". When HTML is rendered in your browser, margin and padding are added to the elements. For example:

If you have an image on your page.
Even without any stylings added to the page, the placement of the image could differ in Internet Explorer and Firefox. Internet Explorer could basically say,
and Firefox could say,
These values are not literal but I'm using them to give you a basic idea of what's going on. These values are added to whatever rules you create in your CSS. Thus the extra or lack of margin and padding across each browser.

Sep 28 '10 #20