@Jordan: Your suggestion works perfectly, although I would still like to know if percents in CSS are from the body, the viewport, or the containing element.
Thanks, Alex Zylka http://www.zylka.us On Jul 24, 2:30 pm, Remi Grumeau <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 ! > don t forget to put text-align: center to body and to left to the targeted > div. > > Remi Grumeauhttp://www.remi-grumeau.com > > Le 24 juil. 2010 à 19:28, Jordan Dobson <[email protected]> a écrit : > > > You'll likely want to use absolute positioning for this type of approach. > > > If the width is 300px you push it out 50% and then negative margin > > back half the width.. so -150px. > > > That's a better way than using margin percentages. > > > -- > > Jordan Dobson > > > (425) 444-8014 > >http://Twitter.com/JordanDobson > > > On Jul 24, 2010, at 9:45 AM, Alex Zylka <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Hi there again. Right now, I'm messing around with a way to > >> automatically download updates (new cache manifest files) to webapps > >> using a native-looking loading box like the one here (http:// > >>www.macnotes.de/gimages/saurik/cydia-nachladen.jpg). I was wondering > >> if anyone knew if using a percent with margin-right/margin-left is a > >> percent of the body width, or the screen width. I ask this because I > >> am attempting to center the loading box on the page. I achieved this > >> by adding margin-right: 18%; to loading.css (which deals with the > >> loading box). This solution works just alright. The box looks centered > >> on the screen. But, when you turn the iPhone/ iPod Touch and the > >> screen rotates to landscape mode, the loading box is way too far to > >> the right side and NOT centered. > >> My test app is here (with the loading box continuosly showing for > >> debugging):http://www.zylka.us/test > > >> Thanks, > >> Alex Zylka > >>http://www.zylka.us/ > > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "iPhoneWebDev" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]. > >> For more options, visit this group > >> athttp://groups.google.com/group/iphonewebdev?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "iPhoneWebDev" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/iphonewebdev?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iPhoneWebDev" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/iphonewebdev?hl=en.
