I’m using the YouTube action to embed a video on my client’s page. I’ve put the action in a layer containing text, but don’t see any controls on how to center it. It’s flush left and the action doesn’t seem to have anything that can change that.
Until very recently I’ve used table-based layouts, so layers are still a bit of a mystery to me. Am I just missing something obvious? Or do I need to tickle something with hidden code?
Could you post a link to look at? I’m thinking that you should just be able to set up some html items, and set your floats, and margins and then insert the video into the centered html item. But a link would help.
You could insert another div into the current div and place the vid in that. Now you can use margins to position it where you want,
centered or otherwise, and independent of other content.
Todd
On Apr 2, 2010, at 4:23 PM, LauraB wrote:
Until very recently I’ve used table-based layouts, so layers are
still a bit of a mystery to me. Am I just missing something obvious?
Or do I need to tickle something with hidden code?
Thanks, Rich and Todd. I can’t provide a link yet because this is part of a major overhaul to a 50-page site. I’ve altered every single page and before I upload, I need to double-check it all.
But you’ve given me something to think about. I’ve already reworked what I was after for this particular instance, but I’ll be adding other videos to the site and now I have a few new strategies to try.
By the way, has anyone done any video tutorials that basically walk users through transitioning from table-based sites to layered sites? I’m not talking about box models; though obviously functional I personally find them creatively restrictive and from all the post I read, difficult to work with for those who are less than experts.
Granted, an inline layout can be tricky to get your head around and if
you don’t understand them they certainly can feel restrictive but
they’re definitely not. With some creative thinking/problem-solving
there’s nothing you can’t do with an inline layout.
Todd
On Apr 3, 2010, at 9:26 AM, LauraB wrote:
I’m not talking about box models; though obviously functional I
personally find them creatively restrictive and from all the post I
read, difficult to work with for those who are less than experts.