Can anyone offer some help to a newbie :)

[deputy963]

Hi all,

I'm an html newbie. The first step to a cure is admitting the problem, right?

I know computers, but I don't know html. I've set up www.davescomputertips.com and I'm doing resonably well with traffic.

I originally designed the menus with javascript and this forum helped my out with a css solution, which is GREAT!

The problem I'm having is that in firefox many of the pages "jitter" when loading. It annoys me to no end. I've spent hours looking at code that I don't understand looking for something that would cause this, and I don't have a clue!

In IE (I hate IE) the google search box on the left also displays at different heights instead of right below the navigation.

Can anyone give this newbie a little insight and help with this?

Thank you in advance,
Dave H

[deputy963]

Does anyone have any ideas?

[mwinter]

The problem I'm having is that in firefox many of the pages "jitter" when loading.

Presumably the effects of automatic table layout. Because you're using tables to structure your document, and don't invoke a fixed table layout algorithm, the browser reflows as it receives data.

Ideally, you'd drop the tables and layout the document using CSS. See BlueRobot (or many of the sites like it) for examples of your type of layout.

In IE (I hate IE) the google search box on the left also displays at different heights instead of right below the navigation.

Sorry, but I'm not going to debug a table layout. They're too much hassle. Again, this can be avoided with a simple two column CSS layout.

Mike

[deputy963]

Mike I appreciate the reply. How does one implement a "table like" function in css. I know VERY little about html and less about css. I'm trying to learn, for what it's worth.