So here is my code.



So is where I have left the same ad padding? Because if I put left 25 pixels, it will center my content. The master width is 1000px and the content being 950px leaves me with a push of 25px left and a remainder of 25 on the right. So when would one use padding as padding only seems to effect the left side of my boarder/content box?

Thanks.

Edit: Wait.. It would be 950+2 border so my left would have to be 24px correct?

This post was edited by NinjaSushi2 on Feb 16 2013 10:57pm

Not too hard to get the gist of things from trying them out...
If you choose the padding or margin property, whatever item you're using the left property on will push the content to the left of it to the right side of it, making it all the way to the left
when you use just the left property then the content will go through normally as if not affected by the left property


now do as I said in the last post on your topic and don't do what you're doing here...while trying to find the exact values of things there will be cross-browser compatibility issues
simply do

I tried what you said but it moved my entire content to the top of the wrapper.



Now this on the other hand worked for me. The 24px left pushed my content right and left an even margin to the right of the content.

time to learn about liquid designs imo

I am restricted at what I can use by the instructor though. I have to build my pages off the lessons being taught so I have to prove I can do A before I'm allowed to do B. If you get my drift.

Edit: Besides this is only my first real web development course and I'm only a few weeks into it.

This post was edited by NinjaSushi2 on Feb 17 2013 01:40am

I'd have to see your entire code

i think your confusing a few fundamentals here or your wording is still off...

the method you are trying to use is outdated and non cross browser compliant... (whether your professor with 50 years experience wants to admit that or not.. there are ways to avoid using this outdated method..) I have to agree with On35 on this one..

your professor needs to teach you how the browsers also render the code..
right now your jogging before you can walk..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trident_(layout_engine) (Internet Explorer, their standards are shit and they needed to overhaul their engine since day one, even today they still have issues...)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gecko_(layout_engine) (Firefox and a few others, they used high standard rendering engine.. code rendering is flawless)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebKit (Safari, Opera, Chrome, code rendering is near flawless)

And please for the love of God if your using Internet Explorer to do your projects and development UPGRADE to the latest version or use Chrome/Firefox ... (your professor should also teach you about the headaches of Internet Explorer and how it renders code different from all the other web browsers)

http://www.sitesketch101.com/i-hate-internet-explorer/
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/06/internet.explorer.six/ (many of the same issues persist till today in Ie9 - Ie10... ie6 was the bottom of the iceberg)

Also learning to reset default browser css rendering..
http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/css/reset/


This is how I would write this code.. (forgetting old outdated techniques)



You really don't need a master container.
In fact you can remove all traces of it.. Unless you need that there for some other reason that I don't see..

If indeed this is the effect you are trying to get...

This is what I am understanding from your question.

Why don't you post your ENTIRE code..

I hope this made sense...
He is unfortunately teaching you a programming lesson that is outdated and that needs to be scrapped.

This post was edited by Ralphdp on Feb 19 2013 03:21pm

OP is a little ignorant in this area.

OP made an A on his assignment. All that matters. Still learning.



This is a basic class that I need for my programming degree. We learned html and now progressing to css and might touch on php later. Who knows.

that must be a pretty useless programming degree