Absolute Positioning

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Tables

Tables are one of the primary tools that are used by web designers to gain control over elements of a web page. They also offer visually interesting organization of text and graphics. They help the designer designate specific parts or columns and rows for menus, navigation bars, or for framing images or content. However, browser [...]

Floating window pages

Floating windows can be used when visual overlapping is considered advantageous and provides some depth to the application. A floating window floats in front of other windows because the z-index order placement is relative to that of the other windows. Floating windows are supported in Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. Floating windows help the designer [...]

Menus, navigation bars, and navigation elements

Navigation is not an issue in printed media. The index is sufficient to appraise the readers about the contents of the book and the location of the content. The thickness of the book or the page numbers will give them visual clues about the length of the book. This is not the case with the [...]

Understanding the need for navigation elements

When the first web pages were introduced, designers were still caught up in the metaphor of the book. It appeared logical to stitch together the pages using next and previous links. The full potential of the navigation in this new media was as yet unrealized. As users and designers got more and more sophisticated and [...]

Absolute and relative positions

The first step in creating menus or navigation elements is to decide on the location and to create the skeletal structure of the menu or navigation bar. Menu and navigation elements are defined in a div tag. The div tag is absolutely or relatively positioned later according to the need of the web page. Elements [...]