Need help centering a Bar

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ebgames56
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Need help centering a Bar

Post by ebgames56 »

I have a navigation bar but i cant get it centered on my page any help


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<center>
<link href="nav.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<div class="animatedtabs" align="center">
  <div align="right">
    <ul>
      <li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com"><span>Scott Szeryk</span></a></li>
      <li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/"Examples"><span>Bass</span></a></li>
      <li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/new.htm"><span>Drums</span></a></li>
      <li>
        <div align="center"><a href="http://tools.dynamicdrive.com"><span>Rhythm Guitar</span></a></div>
      </li>	
    </ul>
  </div>
</div>
</center>

CSS



<style type="text/css">
    
.animatedtabs{
border-bottom: 1px solid gray;
overflow: hidden;
width: 800px;
margin: 0s;
font-size: 14px; /*font of menu text*/
text-align: center;

}


.animatedtabs ul{
list-style-type: none;
margin: 0;
margin-left: 10px; /*offset of first tab relative to page left edge*/
padding: 0;
}

.animatedtabs li{
float: center;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
display:inline;

}

.animatedtabs a{
float: left;
position: relative;
top: 5px; /* 1) Number of pixels to protrude up for selected tab. Should equal (3) MINUS (2) below */
background: url(tab-blue-left.gif) no-repeat left top;
margin: 0;
margin-right: 3px; /*Spacing between each tab*/
padding: 0 0 0 9px;
text-decoration: none;
display:inline-block;


}

.animatedtabs a span{
float: left;
position: right;
display: block;
background: url(tab-blue-right.gif) no-repeat right top;
padding: 5px 14px 3px 5px; /* 2) Padding within each tab. The 3rd value, or 3px, should equal (1) MINUS (3) */
font-weight: bold;
color: black;
}

/* Commented Backslash Hack hides rule from IE5-Mac \*/
.animatedtabs a span {float:none;}
/* End IE5-Mac hack */


.animatedtabs .selected a{
background-position: 0 -125px;
top: 0;
}

.animatedtabs .selected a span{
background-position: 100% -125px;
color: black;
padding-bottom: 8px; /* 3) Bottom padding of selected tab. Should equal (1) PLUS (2) above */
top: 0;
}

.animatedtabs a:hover{
background-position: 0% -125px;
top: 0;
}

.animatedtabs a:hover span{
background-position: 100% -125px;
padding-bottom: 8px; /* 3) Bottom padding of selected tab. Should equal (1) PLUS (2) above */
top: 0;
}

</style>
Last edited by Benjamin on Tue Nov 01, 2011 12:15 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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twinedev
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Re: Need help centering a Bar

Post by twinedev »

You will probably get faster help if you ask this in the correct section(viewforum.php?f=68) of the forum instead of posting it in the section for PHP coding.

Update... Someone moved this thread...
Last edited by twinedev on Tue Nov 01, 2011 4:35 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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flying_circus
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Re: Need help centering a Bar

Post by flying_circus »

Try something like this

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<div class="wrapper">
<link href="nav.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<div class="animatedtabs" align="center">
  <div align="right">
    <ul>
      <li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com"><span>Scott Szeryk</span></a></li>
      <li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/"Examples"><span>Bass</span></a></li>
      <li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/new.htm"><span>Drums</span></a></li>
      <li>
        <div align="center"><a href="http://tools.dynamicdrive.com"><span>Rhythm Guitar</span></a></div>
      </li>	
    </ul>
  </div>
</div>
</div>

CSS



<style type="text/css">
.wrapper { margin: 0 auto; width: 800px; }


.animatedtabs{
border-bottom: 1px solid gray;
overflow: hidden;
width: 800px;
margin: 0s;
font-size: 14px; /*font of menu text*/
text-align: center;

}


.animatedtabs ul{
list-style-type: none;
margin: 0;
margin-left: 10px; /*offset of first tab relative to page left edge*/
padding: 0;
}

.animatedtabs li{
float: center;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
display:inline;

}

.animatedtabs a{
float: left;
position: relative;
top: 5px; /* 1) Number of pixels to protrude up for selected tab. Should equal (3) MINUS (2) below */
background: url(tab-blue-left.gif) no-repeat left top;
margin: 0;
margin-right: 3px; /*Spacing between each tab*/
padding: 0 0 0 9px;
text-decoration: none;
display:inline-block;


}

.animatedtabs a span{
float: left;
position: right;
display: block;
background: url(tab-blue-right.gif) no-repeat right top;
padding: 5px 14px 3px 5px; /* 2) Padding within each tab. The 3rd value, or 3px, should equal (1) MINUS (3) */
font-weight: bold;
color: black;
}

/* Commented Backslash Hack hides rule from IE5-Mac \*/
.animatedtabs a span {float:none;}
/* End IE5-Mac hack */


.animatedtabs .selected a{
background-position: 0 -125px;
top: 0;
}

.animatedtabs .selected a span{
background-position: 100% -125px;
color: black;
padding-bottom: 8px; /* 3) Bottom padding of selected tab. Should equal (1) PLUS (2) above */
top: 0;
}

.animatedtabs a:hover{
background-position: 0% -125px;
top: 0;
}

.animatedtabs a:hover span{
background-position: 100% -125px;
padding-bottom: 8px; /* 3) Bottom padding of selected tab. Should equal (1) PLUS (2) above */
top: 0;
}

</style>
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