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Div won't position where i want in FF, but it does in IE.

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Div won't position where i want in FF, but it does in IE.
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2 Jul, 2009 - 06:08 AM
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I have this css for a div:

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#apDiv45 {
    position:absolute;
    width:273px;
    height:auto;
    z-index:13;
    left: 92px;
    top: -28px;
    background-color: #FFFFFF;
}


I move it with my mouse in dreamweaver and in IE it is positioned where i have moved it. But in FF it is not. In FF it is positioned somewhere on the bottom of the page. I've tried position:relative and static but the problem is still the same. Why is that?

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2 Jul, 2009 - 06:20 AM
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Can you post a link to site so we can see an example of the problem.
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2 Jul, 2009 - 06:42 AM
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my site is still in development on my localhost.
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2 Jul, 2009 - 07:07 AM
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Can you give us 2 screen shots then, because I can't tell what to do from here.
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2 Jul, 2009 - 07:13 AM
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There's no need to put a picture. Furthermore, how can i put it. I've tried but they don't show up.

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2 Jul, 2009 - 07:37 AM
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LOL! We need a picture to see what's going on. We aren't psychic.
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2 Jul, 2009 - 07:40 AM
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well, if you read my first post you will understand that is no need for a picture.

The problem is that the div is positioned in one place in dreamweaver and in FF appears in another place. In IE apears where it should be.
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Your loss. amirite? tongue.gif
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2 Jul, 2009 - 09:39 AM
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Seriously livium, post an image of what the issue is, we have no relevant content to test this with.

Alternatively post all of your code here.
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Its been a while since I used positioning (temperamental at times), but get rid of the -28px.
O.o... and possibly the auto height.
(Never used z-index, cannot comment)

You shouldn't need to overlap layers.

Apart from that... we need something more substantial to work from.

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This picture is in FF:

and this in IE:





How to put pictures? I put the picture adress from my hard disk in tags and it doesn't work.

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You have to upload the images to a website (Photobucket, ImageShack)
Then [*img]URL[*/img] - without asterisk's.

Or you could try add an attachment (though I'd go with the IMG).

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i know that, but i don't have images on the net. Only on my hard disk. I have attached them. The first one in Form IE where the div is beneath the search text, and the second one where the image is below.Attached ImageAttached Image
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You are using divs to create drop down selection lists you should be
using <select>


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<select>
  <option value="volvo">Volvo</option>
  <option value="saab">Saab</option>
  <option value="mercedes">Mercedes</option>
  <option value="audi">Audi</option>
</select>


Your other drop down options should be similar.
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I wanna make a similar stuff like google sugestions. I don't wanna use select because it shows me that arrow. So what are you recomending me to use for creating something like google sugestions?
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They use a standard input box is that what you are using?
Then driving to display a list if in a div if I type s.

The code would be helpful. posting what you did at the start is not enough as we cannot see its relation to the reset of the code.

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well... now i'm trying to use a drop-down list (select) and see if it works. I put this list in that div that has the positioning problem in FF which i mentioned above.
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Just make sure that the containing div of the search box has position:relative defined in the CSS, then positioning will be, well, relative smile.gif
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It doesn't work with relative either. I just cannot believe this. I think this css was made to piss people off. What a stupidity. I've tried all ways of positioning and it FF still positions my div where he wants.
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The only thing that looks weird to me about your code is the fact that top: is a negative number when you're using position absolute.

Unless inside a div, position absolute sends it to the top of the page. It cannot go into the toolbar, that's now how it works! lol
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