here is the html
Code:
CODE
<div id="maincontent">
<img src="../../images/pol_header.jpg">
<div class="politics">
<span class="robthought">Friday, October 15, 2005</span>
<!--- This is where the story title gif goes -->
<br><img src="../../images/article_image.png" alt=" Iraq result delay over fraud fear">
<br><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4351680.stm" target="_blank">BBC News</a>
<br><span class="body3">
Iraqi election officials say the formal result of the country's vote on a new constitution will be delayed, amid accusations of fraud.
Officials said turnout from some areas seemed abnormally high and ballots needed to be double-checked.
Some Sunni Arab politicians have alleged that corrupt practices were allowed to boost the Yes vote.</span>
</div><!-- Politics -->
<img src="../../images/pol_footer.jpg">
</div><!-- Main Content -->
<img src="../../images/pol_header.jpg">
<div class="politics">
<span class="robthought">Friday, October 15, 2005</span>
<!--- This is where the story title gif goes -->
<br><img src="../../images/article_image.png" alt=" Iraq result delay over fraud fear">
<br><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4351680.stm" target="_blank">BBC News</a>
<br><span class="body3">
Iraqi election officials say the formal result of the country's vote on a new constitution will be delayed, amid accusations of fraud.
Officials said turnout from some areas seemed abnormally high and ballots needed to be double-checked.
Some Sunni Arab politicians have alleged that corrupt practices were allowed to boost the Yes vote.</span>
</div><!-- Politics -->
<img src="../../images/pol_footer.jpg">
</div><!-- Main Content -->
and here is my css
Code:
CODE
#maincontent {float:left;
width:500px;
clear:right;}
.politics {width:500px;
background-image:url(imagespol_back.jpg);
padding:0 50px 0 45px;
text-align:left;}
width:500px;
clear:right;}
.politics {width:500px;
background-image:url(imagespol_back.jpg);
padding:0 50px 0 45px;
text-align:left;}
so if anyone could tell me what i am doing wrong or why the code is acting like this that would be a great help.
thanks!kvarnerexpress
(Incidentally, it can be written as: padding 0 5px which covers all four sides as bottom mirrors top and left mirrors right unless you specify values for them.)
