I prefer using margin when I'm creating space between containers and padding when I'm trying to create space between content and the container edge. I just find it easier to think about that way, I guess. I don't know why margin isn't working for you, though. Can you post a *snippet* of the css?
On 3/23/07, Doug Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am trying my first css design and was wondering how to accomplish > something. Say I have a container div which contains left, right and > center > columns and then below those three columns I want another div with spacing > between the three columns above it, how would I accomplish this correctly? > Would I use padding-top on the bottom div? I have tried using margin-top > but > that moves all the divs down and not just that one div. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Any help appreciated > > > > > > > > Doug > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJQ Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:273510 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4