Phill, Try adding overflow:auto to that div's style definition. If that doesent work you might need to post a link so we can see what's happening.
Jamie On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 2:31 PM, Phill <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi guys, > > I have been having a problem with my background <div> not displaying > in firefox unless I have text in it. I have seen various posts about > this on the internet but they all seem to fizzle out right before the > answer gets posted. > > Essentially everyone suggests specifying width and height attributes > and that this resolves the problem. I have already done this however > the background only displays when I specify absolute values rather > than 100%. > > The reason I specify 100% is because the content I have which sits > inside another div within this background div positions itself in the > centre of the screen by using auto margin. If I specify absolute > values the content centres itself absolutely as well which means it > does not move to the centre when the screen is re-sized and it is not > centred depending on the absolute values I specify. > > Does anyone know of a way I get can the <div> to display using 100% > width/height values. > > Thanks for the help > > Phill > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ -- You received this because you are subscribed to the "Design the Web with CSS" at Google groups. To post: [email protected] To unsubscribe: [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
