(I figured the bulk of this out and have replaced it with a later question..... thanks!)

Hey folks,

I am just in the process of trying to wrap my head around CSS vs. old-style table-based HTML.

I have been trying to establish the basic "frame" (no not that kind ;) of the template before getting into the nitty gritty.

I ran into 2 problems after my first afternoon:
1) I had issues with my "content" slipping under my header. (I hacked my way around this by using a "top=..." but I am not sure why I had to do that. I understood that the various div blocks would lie beside or below the preceding ones unless I specified otherwise.

2) I found a great (albeit somewhat old) article on a footer that sticks to the bottom of the frame. Basically, even though it works for the most part, I still get a side-scroll bar even if the content in the page is short...

The article I found on the "sticky footer" is at http://www.themaninblue.com/writing/perspective/2005/08/29/?styles=

You can see the page I am working on at: http://www.clearintent.com/newsite/help/index.html

And my style sheet file is at: http://www.clearintent.com/newsite/help/css/main.css

The "hack" I mentioned is at line 81 of the style sheet, basically the last line in this block:

#content
{
position: relative;
padding-bottom: 1em;
background-color: #e7f6f5;
background-image: url(../../images/mid-bg.gif);
background-position: center;
background-repeat: repeat-y;
height: 100%;
top:74px; /*why is this necessary?? */
}

And perhaps another simple (?) question - in terms of online documentation of CSS, I have mostly been finding very specific answers and references OR REALLY basic stuff like how to set bolds and italics.... amy recommendations on resources that will help me through the transition from tables to the more powerful CSS techniques?

Thanks so much,
Teo

hi there,
i am also VERY new to CSS & XHTML. i found a great book, though, if you are interested:
Stylin' with CSS by Charles Wykie Smith. it seems great for the beginner, and i am using it a ton...

i have heard complaints of a lot of typos in it, but have not had a problem with that.