Entire page position shifts - WD 5

**tonyGTO** · 13 September 2009, 01:42 PM

I am working on a new site in WD and have noticed a problem. I created the main page layout, and then just copied that page and added content to each copy for the other pages, my question is, I have 13 pages that all have the exact same width, and are placed at the exact same X position (4.1), but then you upload the pages and when you click from page to page, the pages shift back and forth by a few pix instead of being in the exact same position as they show they are in WD???

I have gone so far as to redo all the pages making sure I do not alter the overall width, and that they are in the exact same position by selecting everything on a page (ctrl-a), and then checking the width and the x postions, that shows all ok, and then they still shift back and forth after uploading??? When I say back and forth, I mean the entire pages shift a little left and right in the browser window.

Anyone else ever have this problem? Thanks for any insight on this.

**covoxer** · 13 September 2009, 02:22 PM

I think the problem is in scroll bars. When you open the page that is longer (vertically) than a browser window then vertical scroll bar is added effectively reducing the window width and moving all the centered content to the left by a half width of the scrollbar width.

**Drwyd** · 13 September 2009, 02:25 PM

If it is shifting left on long pages and right on short pages then it is probably due to the way the browsers handle the scroll bar. Just rummaging for a solution brb.

**Drwyd** · 13 September 2009, 02:39 PM

This works with XX5 but has problems with WD code.

Looking for a WD fix

**Drwyd** · 13 September 2009, 02:44 PM

WD5 Fix

Any Qs just ask

**tonyGTO** · 13 September 2009, 03:11 PM

your right, it's just the scroll bar that does it, I can't believe that I didn't see that, I was looking for a more complicated cause.

Thanks for the help!

I think I am going to have each page display the scroll bar even if it doesn't need it to over come this.

**tonyGTO** · 13 September 2009, 03:18 PM

>Drwyd
>Re: Entire page position shifts - WD 5
>This works with XX5 but has problems with WD code.
>
>Looking for a WD fix

I got it, and it works great - you are a genius Drwyd, thank you!

**jimhanus** · 14 September 2009, 12:41 PM

Doesn't work for me, XX5 and FF3.5. I copied the rectangle with placeholder code onto a long page (placeholder named <head>). Page still shifts. Any suggestions? Does it need to be on all pages?

Jim

Edit: In looking at the source code, the code is not displayed in the <head> area. Should it be?

**Drwyd** · 14 September 2009, 02:39 PM

Hi Jim

The place holder needs to be on all short pages. It forces the browser to see the page as slightly bigger than the window which makes it add a scrollbar.

Edit: Yes the code should be in the head section.