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Picky

2004-04-21, 2:37 pm

I am using the HALO Template and I added a word in front of search text box ie
Site Search. It looks fine in design mode but when ran in the browser it moves
the word "search" to the next line. I tried enlarging the text area around the
two words.

Any Ideas?

Picky



Murray *TMM*

2004-04-21, 2:38 pm

Yes. Show me your code.

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"Picky" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> I am using the HALO Template and I added a word in front of search text

box ie
> Site Search. It looks fine in design mode but when ran in the browser it

moves
> the word "search" to the next line. I tried enlarging the text area

around the
> two words.
>
> Any Ideas?
>
> Picky
>
>
>



Picky

2004-04-21, 2:38 pm

The best way to reproduce this is to create a new page with the HALO template
and then just add a word to the Serarch ie Site Search and then view the page
in the browser. Search displays on the next line.

Thanks

Picky.

Murray *TMM*

2004-04-21, 2:38 pm

While there is not an explicit width specified for that absolutely
positioned form tag, you might get better results by assigning one to the
#search id selector - I found that 165px worked pretty well, e.g.,

/*************** search styles *****************/

#search{
position: absolute;
top: 5px;
right: 10px;
z-index: 101;
width: 165px;
}


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"Picky" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> The best way to reproduce this is to create a new page with the HALO

template
> and then just add a word to the Serarch ie Site Search and then view the

page
> in the browser. Search displays on the next line.
>
> Thanks
>
> Picky.
>



Picky

2004-04-21, 2:39 pm

Do I need to change this in the style sheet?

Or do I replace the form with something else?

If you can provide some sample code that would be great!

Thanks

Picky
Murray *TMM*

2004-04-21, 2:40 pm

You make that change in the stylesheet that is linked to the page.

<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles/emx_nav_left.css" type="text/css">

Or you find the #search style declaration in the CSS panel when that page is
open and make the change using DMX's CSS editor.

> If you can provide some sample code that would be great!


Hmm - that's what I gave you in the previous post!

OK - open the page. Open the Design Panel (WINDOW | Design). Open the Tag
Inspector Panel (F9). Click on the CSS tab in the Design Panel. Find the
style named #search listed there and click on it. In the Tag Inspector
panel, you will now see a list of CSS properties for that style. Scroll to
find the category "Box" and the attribute "width". Enter 165 for width.

Alternatively, you could just doubleclick on the stylesheet in your Files
Panel, and find the #search style. Add the width to the style as I showed
in my last post.

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"Picky" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Do I need to change this in the style sheet?
>
> Or do I replace the form with something else?
>
> If you can provide some sample code that would be great!
>
> Thanks
>
> Picky



Murray *TMM*

2004-04-21, 2:41 pm

Picky:

You're welcome! Please do post back....

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"Picky" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks Murray!
>
> I really appreciate your feedback.. I'll let you know how it goes.
>
> Picky
>



Picky

2004-04-21, 2:41 pm

Thanks Murray!

I really appreciate your feedback.. I'll let you know how it goes.

Picky

Picky

2004-04-21, 2:42 pm

Hi Murray,

I made the change as per your instructions, and now it put both words Site and Search on the line below.

I want them placed right next to the search text box.

Thanks
Murray *TMM*

2004-04-21, 2:43 pm

Just increase the width of that element until there is enough room for the
words. Or perhaps you are not doing it correctly?

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"Picky" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Murray,
>
> I made the change as per your instructions, and now it put both words Site

and Search on the line below.
>
> I want them placed right next to the search text box.
>
> Thanks



Picky

2004-04-21, 2:44 pm

Hi Murray,

OK I will change the width = 165 to larger numbers and see if that fixes the problem. Report back to you later..

Thanks,

Picky
Murray *TMM*

2004-04-21, 2:44 pm

Picky:

OK - Let us know....

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"Picky" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Murray,
>
> OK I will change the width = 165 to larger numbers and see if that fixes

the problem. Report back to you later..
>
> Thanks,
>
> Picky



Picky

2004-04-21, 2:53 pm

Murray,

That setting worked.

I need to really look at the CSS as it seems to be the main artery to DreamWeaver formatting.

Thanks again!

Picky
Murray *TMM*

2004-04-21, 2:53 pm

Picky:

It's the main artery to web formatting....

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"Picky" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Murray,
>
> That setting worked.
>
> I need to really look at the CSS as it seems to be the main artery to

DreamWeaver formatting.
>
> Thanks again!
>
> Picky



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