What is the difference?

[Brand]

Recently I've used a number of CSS from other sources
while building an FP2003 site. I'm still new to this but
my question is this;

1. What is the real difference between CSS's and FP
Layers? Are they the same, similar or just an equivalent?

2. Do FP Layers operate in an identicle way to CSS blocks,
ie. can you build the whole site with them ignoring tables?

3. Will they hold all images, typing and items securely,
can be positioned absolutley or "Float" around as CSS is
able?

What I need I suppose is a descriptive comparison. Any
such comparison would be appreciated!

Regards

 

[Jon Spivey]

Hi Brand
Please see inline

1. What is the real difference between CSS's and FP
Layers? Are they the same, similar or just an equivalent?

There's no similarity between CSS and FP layers - you might use CSS to style
a layer. Other than that they're 2 different things - in the same way as CSS
and tables are 2 different things. A layer is FrontPages (and Dreamweavers)
term for an absolutely positioned div.

2. Do FP Layers operate in an identicle way to CSS blocks,
ie. can you build the whole site with them ignoring tables?

Yes - think of an FP layer as a box to hold your content. It has a width,
maybe a height, and a position on the page. You could use layers to layout a
whole page and just use tables to display "tabular" data.You could also use
static divs or a combination of all 3.

3. Will they hold all images, typing and items securely,
can be positioned absolutley or "Float" around as CSS is
able?

Yes - you can put anything in a layer. A layer doesn't float around the
page - it has a fixed position that doesnt take account of window size or
any other content on the page. A layer is positioned usually from the top
and left corner of the page, although it can be positioned from the right or
bottom. In theory you could use script to position a layer, eg to centre it,
but that seems silly to me. If you want something to float around the page
you would use a static div.

Jon
Microsoft MVP - FP

 

[Brand]

Thank you, as usual Jon.

Hows Blighty? Sometimes I yearn for a decent Ham (all
smoked in the US) or good pint... sigh ... nvm ... I'm
an American who grew up in England and if I could stick
the grey Isle in the middle of the Pacific! I would have
stayed.

Anyway, about Layers, how are they different from CSS
exactly? Everything you told me so far shows that Layers
act much like CSS for all practicle purposes?

Thanks again

 

[Jon Spivey]

Hi,

Layers use CSS - a layer (absolutely positioned div) is an HTML element that
is styled with CSS.

Blighty is good - as it happens I lived in the US (Oklahoma) for a few
months last year. Miss a few things from there, nice weather, friendly
people, decent portions in restaurants. Nothing like a pint in an English
pub though No other country seems to have replicated the English pub.

Cheers,
Jon

 

[Brand]

A pint, cornish (or any) pasties, pork pies, steak and
kidney pies, scotch eggs, ham, a pint, ham hocks!, English
butcher cuts of meat (diff than US, not "lean" or dry),
Beef! I'll even take the Wellington , Milk, Cheese,
Bread! and most dairy products, non-heavily-chemicalized
US food, SWEETS! or any English chocolate, creamy and not
sugared to death, Dumplings, Suet! new potatoes etc. etc. -
Did I mention a pint?

Sigh... Oh well, in San Diego we have great weather! (wish
you could eat it) ...

Thanks Jon

 

[Steve Easton]

There is a genuine Old English Pub in Florida between Jacksonville and Saint
Augustine on highway A1A.
Genuine English menu and genuine English brew.
Even has a double decker bus parked outside.

I've managed to down a few "Lager and Lime" there.

;-)
--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
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[chris leeds]

my downstairs tenant is from England and gets a huge load of English candy
at Christmas and Easter. they are better than what's available here.