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Posted December 10, 2014 1:32am by

CSS / Not displaying in middle of screen

Hi,

So I've followed all the steps to a 'T'. But my for some reason my CSS is not applying to the display correctly. Ive got my code below.

The problem is that its not displaying in the centre of the page like how it should be. Mine is pressed hard against the left side of the screen.

Maybe some of my class names are wrong? But ive checked and they match in the video.

Thanks in advance! :)

December 10, 2014 1:34am

shirts.php

<?php 

$products = array();
$products[101] = array(
    "name" => "Logo Shirt, Red",
    "img" => "img/shirts/shirt-101.jpg",
    "price" => 18
);
$products[102] = array(
    "name" => "Mike the Frog Shirt, Black",
    "img" => "img/shirts/shirt-102.jpg",
    "price" => 20
);
$products[103] = array(
    "name" => "Mike the Frog Shirt, Blue",
    "img" => "img/shirts/shirt-103.jpg",    
    "price" => 20
);
$products[104] = array(
    "name" => "Logo Shirt, Green",
    "img" => "img/shirts/shirt-104.jpg",    
    "price" => 18
);
$products[105] = array(
    "name" => "Mike the Frog Shirt, Yellow",
    "img" => "img/shirts/shirt-105.jpg",    
    "price" => 25
);
$products[106] = array(
    "name" => "Logo Shirt, Gray",
    "img" => "img/shirts/shirt-106.jpg",    
    "price" => 20
);
$products[107] = array(
    "name" => "Logo Shirt, Turquoise",
    "img" => "img/shirts/shirt-107.jpg",    
    "price" => 20
);
$products[108] = array(
    "name" => "Logo Shirt, Orange",
    "img" => "img/shirts/shirt-108.jpg",    
    "price" => 25,
);

?><?php
$pageTitle = "Mikes list of clothing t-shirts";
$section = "shirts";
include('inc/header.php'); ?>

    <div class="section shirts page">

        <div class="wrapper">

            <h1> Mike&rsquo;s Full Catalog Of Shirts</div>

            <ul class="products">
                <?php foreach ($products as $product) { ?>
                <li>
                    <a href="#">
                        <img src="<?php echo $product["img"]; ?>" alt="<?php echo $product["name"]; ?>">
                        <p>View details</p>
                    </a>    
                </li>
                <?php } ?>
            </ul>

        </div>

    </div>

<?php include('inc/footer.php'); ?>

December 10, 2014 1:43am

style.css

/*! normalize.css - http://github.com/necolas/normalize.css */

/* ==========================================================================
   HTML5 display definitions
   ========================================================================== */

/*
 * Corrects `block` display not defined in IE6/7/8/9 & FF3.
 */

article,
aside,
details,
figcaption,
figure,
footer,
header,
hgroup,
nav,
section,
summary {
    display: block;
}

/*
 * Corrects `inline-block` display not defined in IE6/7/8/9 & FF3.
 */

audio,
canvas,
video {
    display: inline-block;
    *display: inline;
    *zoom: 1;
}

/*
 * Prevents modern browsers from displaying `audio` without controls.
 * Remove excess height in iOS5 devices.
 */

audio:not([controls]) {
    display: none;
    height: 0;
}

/*
 * Addresses styling for `hidden` attribute not present in IE7/8/9, FF3, S4.
 * Known issue: no IE6 support.
 */

[hidden] {
    display: none;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   Base
   ========================================================================== */

/*
 * 1. Corrects text resizing oddly in IE6/7 when body `font-size` is set using
 *    `em` units.
 * 2. Prevents iOS text size adjust after orientation change, without disabling
 *    user zoom.
 */

html {
    font-size: 100%; /* 1 */
    -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; /* 2 */
    -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; /* 2 */
}

/*
 * Addresses `font-family` inconsistency between `textarea` and other form
 * elements.
 */

html,
button,
input,
select,
textarea {
    font-family: sans-serif;
}

/*
 * Addresses margins handled incorrectly in IE6/7.
 */

body {
    margin: 0;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   Links
   ========================================================================== */

/*
 * Addresses `outline` inconsistency between Chrome and other browsers.
 */

a:focus {
    outline: thin dotted;
}

/*
 * Improves readability when focused and also mouse hovered in all browsers.
 * people.opera.com/patrickl/experiments/keyboard/test
 */

a:active,
a:hover {
    outline: 0;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   Typography
   ========================================================================== */

/*
 * Addresses font sizes and margins set differently in IE6/7.
 * Addresses font sizes within `section` and `article` in FF4+, Chrome, S5.
 */

h1 {
    font-size: 2em;
    margin: 0.67em 0;
}

h2 {
    font-size: 1.5em;
    margin: 0.83em 0;
}

h3 {
    font-size: 1.17em;
    margin: 1em 0;
}

h4 {
    font-size: 1em;
    margin: 1.33em 0;
}

h5 {
    font-size: 0.83em;
    margin: 1.67em 0;
}

h6 {
    font-size: 0.75em;
    margin: 2.33em 0;
}

/*
 * Addresses styling not present in IE7/8/9, S5, Chrome.
 */

abbr[title] {
    border-bottom: 1px dotted;
}

/*
 * Addresses style set to `bolder` in FF3+, S4/5, Chrome.
 */

b,
strong {
    font-weight: bold;
}

blockquote {
    margin: 1em 40px;
}

/*
 * Addresses styling not present in S5, Chrome.
 */

dfn {
    font-style: italic;
}

/*
 * Addresses styling not present in IE6/7/8/9.
 */

mark {
    background: #ff0;
    color: #000;
}

/*
 * Addresses margins set differently in IE6/7.
 */

p,
pre {
    margin: 1em 0;
}

/*
 * Corrects font family set oddly in IE6, S4/5, Chrome.
 * en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Davidgothberg/Test59
 */

code,
kbd,
pre,
samp {
    font-family: monospace, serif;
    _font-family: 'courier new', monospace;
    font-size: 1em;
}

/*
 * Improves readability of pre-formatted text in all browsers.
 */

pre {
    white-space: pre;
    white-space: pre-wrap;
    word-wrap: break-word;
}

/*
 * Addresses CSS quotes not supported in IE6/7.
 */

q {
    quotes: none;
}

/*
 * Addresses `quotes` property not supported in S4.
 */

q:before,
q:after {
    content: '';
    content: none;
}

small {
    font-size: 75%;
}

/*
 * Prevents `sub` and `sup` affecting `line-height` in all browsers.
 * gist.github.com/413930
 */

sub,
sup {
    font-size: 75%;
    line-height: 0;
    position: relative;
    vertical-align: baseline;
}

sup {
    top: -0.5em;
}

sub {
    bottom: -0.25em;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   Lists
   ========================================================================== */

/*
 * Addresses margins set differently in IE6/7.
 */

dl,
menu,
ol,
ul {
    margin: 1em 0;
}

dd {
    margin: 0 0 0 40px;
}

/*
 * Addresses paddings set differently in IE6/7.
 */

menu,
ol,
ul {
    padding: 0 0 0 40px;
}

/*
 * Corrects list images handled incorrectly in IE7.
 */

nav ul,
nav ol {
    list-style: none;
    list-style-image: none;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   Embedded content
   ========================================================================== */

/*
 * 1. Removes border when inside `a` element in IE6/7/8/9, FF3.
 * 2. Improves image quality when scaled in IE7.
 *    code.flickr.com/blog/2008/11/12/on-ui-quality-the-little-things-client-side-image-resizing/
 */

img {
    border: 0; /* 1 */
    -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; /* 2 */
}

/*
 * Corrects overflow displayed oddly in IE9.
 */

svg:not(:root) {
    overflow: hidden;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   Figures
   ========================================================================== */

/*
 * Addresses margin not present in IE6/7/8/9, S5, O11.
 */

figure {
    margin: 0;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   Forms
   ========================================================================== */

/*
 * Corrects margin displayed oddly in IE6/7.
 */

form {
    margin: 0;
}

/*
 * Define consistent border, margin, and padding.
 */

fieldset {
    border: 1px solid #c0c0c0;
    margin: 0 2px;
    padding: 0.35em 0.625em 0.75em;
}

/*
 * 1. Corrects color not being inherited in IE6/7/8/9.
 * 2. Corrects text not wrapping in FF3.
 * 3. Corrects alignment displayed oddly in IE6/7.
 */

legend {
    border: 0; /* 1 */
    padding: 0;
    white-space: normal; /* 2 */
    *margin-left: -7px; /* 3 */
}

/*
 * 1. Corrects font size not being inherited in all browsers.
 * 2. Addresses margins set differently in IE6/7, FF3+, S5, Chrome.
 * 3. Improves appearance and consistency in all browsers.
 */

button,
input,
select,
textarea {
    font-size: 100%; /* 1 */
    margin: 0; /* 2 */
    vertical-align: baseline; /* 3 */
    *vertical-align: middle; /* 3 */
}

/*
 * Addresses FF3/4 setting `line-height` on `input` using `!important` in the
 * UA stylesheet.
 */

button,
input {
    line-height: normal;
}

/*
 * 1. Avoid the WebKit bug in Android 4.0.* where (2) destroys native `audio`
 *    and `video` controls.
 * 2. Corrects inability to style clickable `input` types in iOS.
 * 3. Improves usability and consistency of cursor style between image-type
 *    `input` and others.
 * 4. Removes inner spacing in IE7 without affecting normal text inputs.
 *    Known issue: inner spacing remains in IE6.
 */

button,
html input[type="button"], /* 1 */
input[type="reset"],
input[type="submit"] {
    -webkit-appearance: button; /* 2 */
    cursor: pointer; /* 3 */
    *overflow: visible;  /* 4 */
}

/*
 * Re-set default cursor for disabled elements.
 */

button[disabled],
input[disabled] {
    cursor: default;
}

/*
 * 1. Addresses box sizing set to content-box in IE8/9.
 * 2. Removes excess padding in IE8/9.
 * 3. Removes excess padding in IE7.
 *    Known issue: excess padding remains in IE6.
 */

input[type="checkbox"],
input[type="radio"] {
    box-sizing: border-box; /* 1 */
    padding: 0; /* 2 */
    *height: 13px; /* 3 */
    *width: 13px; /* 3 */
}

/*
 * 1. Addresses `appearance` set to `searchfield` in S5, Chrome.
 * 2. Addresses `box-sizing` set to `border-box` in S5, Chrome (include `-moz`
 *    to future-proof).
 */

input[type="search"] {
    -webkit-appearance: textfield; /* 1 */
    -moz-box-sizing: content-box;
    -webkit-box-sizing: content-box; /* 2 */
    box-sizing: content-box;
}

/*
 * Removes inner padding and search cancel button in S5, Chrome on OS X.
 */

input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-cancel-button,
input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-decoration {
    -webkit-appearance: none;
}

/*
 * Removes inner padding and border in FF3+.
 */

button::-moz-focus-inner,
input::-moz-focus-inner {
    border: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

/*
 * 1. Removes default vertical scrollbar in IE6/7/8/9.
 * 2. Improves readability and alignment in all browsers.
 */

textarea {
    overflow: auto; /* 1 */
    vertical-align: top; /* 2 */
}

/* ==========================================================================
   Tables
   ========================================================================== */

/*
 * Remove most spacing between table cells.
 */

table {
    border-collapse: collapse;
    border-spacing: 0;
}


html {overflow-y: scroll; overflow-x: hidden;}
body {font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; background:#f0eeed; color: #676767;}

.wrapper {width: 980px; margin: 0 auto;}
.header:after {content:"";height:0;display:block;visibility:hidden;clear:both;}
.header {background: #ff8400; border-bottom: 5px solid #f16702;}
.header .branding-title {float: left; margin: 0 0 0 12px; font: 0/0 serif; text-shadow: none; color: transparent; width:122px;height:77px;background:url(../img/branding-title.png) 0 14px no-repeat;padding: 14px 0;}
.header .branding-title a {display: block; height: 77px; width: 122px;}
.header .nav {float: right; top: 0; right: 0; margin: 0; position: relative; left: 15px; z-index: 99999999;}
.header .nav li {display: inline-block; margin: 0; list-style: none;}
.header .nav li.cart {margin-left: 64px; border: 0 solid #f16702; border-width: 0 8px;}
.header .nav li a {
    color: white;
    text-decoration: none;
    display: block;
    line-height: 95px;
    padding: 10px 0 0;
    margin: 0 0 0 50px;
    width: 90px;
    text-align: right;
    background: url('../img/nav-sprite.png') no-repeat 0px 105px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    white-space: nowrap; 
}
.header .nav li.on a {text-decoration: underline;}
.header .nav li a:hover, .header .nav li a:active {color: #FFE200;}
.header .nav li.shirts a {background-position: 0px 0px;}
.header .nav li.contact a {background-position: 0px -105px;}
.header .nav li.cart a {
    width: 122px;
    font-size: 0/95px serif;
    text-shadow: none;
    color: transparent;
    background-position: 16px -216px;
    margin: 0;
}
.header .nav li.cart a:hover {background-position: 16px -321px;}
#content {min-height: 400px; background: white;}
.section.banner {height: 290px; background: #3d3d3d url('../img/banner-background.jpg') center center no-repeat;}
.section.banner .wrapper {position: relative;}
.section.banner .hero {position: absolute; top: -89px; left: 177px; z-index: 999;}
.section.banner .button {
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    top: 97px;
    left: 590px;
    margin: 0;
    background-image: linear-gradient(bottom, rgb(35,124,219) 0%, rgb(39,136,232) 16%, rgb(119,184,249) 100%);
    background-image: -o-linear-gradient(bottom, rgb(35,124,219) 0%, rgb(39,136,232) 16%, rgb(119,184,249) 100%);
    background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(bottom, rgb(35,124,219) 0%, rgb(39,136,232) 16%, rgb(119,184,249) 100%);
    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(bottom, rgb(35,124,219) 0%, rgb(39,136,232) 16%, rgb(119,184,249) 100%);
    background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(bottom, rgb(35,124,219) 0%, rgb(39,136,232) 16%, rgb(119,184,249) 100%);
    background-image: -webkit-gradient(
        linear,
        left bottom,
        left top,
        color-stop(0, rgb(35,124,219)),
        color-stop(0.16, rgb(39,136,232)),
        color-stop(1, rgb(119,184,249))
    );
    -webkit-border-radius: 10px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    border: 5px solid #029af1;
    z-index: 0;
}
.section.banner a {
    width: 200px;
    padding: 20px 20px 20px 50px;
    display: block;
    text-decoration: none;
    background: url(../img/banner-link-arrow.png) 100% 50% no-repeat;
    color: #FFF;
}
.section.banner a:hover {
    color: #ffe200;
}
.section.banner h2 {
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: normal;
    margin: 0;
    line-height: 1.3;
}
.section.banner p {
    color: #ffe200;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 14px;
    margin: 0;
}
.section.page:after {content:"";display:block;visibility:hidden;height:0;clear:both;}
.section.page {padding: 34px 0; background: white;}
.section.page h1 {
    font-size: 24px; 
    text-align: center;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    line-height: 1.6;
    font-weight: normal;    
}
.section.page .shirt-details h1 {
    text-align: left;
}
.section.page p {width: 375px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
.section.page .shirt-details h1 .price {color: #9d9f4e; padding-right: 10px; font-size: 34px;}
.section.shirts {padding-bottom: 42px; background: #fff;}
.section.shirts h2 {
    font-size: 24px; 
    color: #c0bfbe;
    text-align: center;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    line-height: 1.6;
    font-weight: normal;
}
.section.shirts ul.products {margin: 0 0 -17px 0; padding: 0; width: 997px;}
.section.shirts ul.products li {
    display: inline-block;
    list-style: none;
    border: 1px solid #e3e1e0;
    -webkit-border-radius: 2px;
    border-radius: 2px;
    width: 202px;
    text-align: center;
    text-transform: lowercase;
    padding: 14px;
    background: #f0eeed;
    margin: 0 0 17px 17px;
    position: relative;
    left: -17px;
}
.section.shirts ul.products li a:hover:after {
    content: '+';
    font-size: 50px; position: absolute; top: -10px; right: 25px; color: #f16702; vertical-align: top;    
}
.section.shirts ul.products li a {
    background: white;
    display: block;
    padding: 30px 0 10px;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #999;
    opacity: .9;
}
.section.shirts ul.products li a:hover {
    opacity: 1;
    color: #666;
}
.section.shirts ul.products li img {
    width: 190px;
}
.section.shirts ul.products li p {
    margin-left: 0;
    margin-right: 0;
    width: auto;
}

.shirt-picture {
    float: left;
    width: 460px;
    text-align: center;
    border: 1px solid #d9d9d9;
    padding: 14px;
    background: #f0eeed;    
}
.shirt-picture span {
    background: white;
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    padding: 36px 0 61px;
}
.shirt-picture img {width: 292px;}
.shirt-details {
    width: 460px;
    float: right;
}
.shirt-details form {
    margin-left: 0;
}
form {width: 375px; margin: 34px auto;}
form tr {
    border: 1px solid #CCC;
    background: #f4f3f2;
}
form table {width: 375px; margin-bottom: 16px;}
form th {
    width: 85px;
    border-right: 1px solid #CCC;
    vertical-align: middle;
    padding: 8px;
}
form td {
    padding: 15px 15px;
}
form td select,
form td input,
form td textarea {
    width: 100%;
}
form input[type="submit"] {
    width: 375px;
    text-align: center;
    border: 1px solid #8e8e46;
    background: #9c9f4e;
    color: #FFF;
    -webkit-border-radius: 2px;
    border-radius: 2px;    
    font-size: 14px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 14px;
}
.breadcrumb {
    font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: normal;
    padding: 14px 0 48px;
}
.note-designer {
    font-family: Georgia, serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: bold;
}

.footer {
    background: #f0eeed;
    padding: 42px 0;
    font-size: 12px;
    color: #a5a5a5;
    font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
}
.footer ul {margin: 0; padding: 0; float: left;}
.footer ul li {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
    display: inline-block;
    text-transform: lowercase;
}
.footer ul li:after {content:" | "}
.footer ul li:last-child:after {content:"";}
.footer p {margin: 0; text-align: right; padding-right: 3px;}
.footer a {text-decoration: none; color: #539def; margin: 0 10px;}
.footer li:first-child a {margin-left: 4px;}
.footer a:hover, .footer a:active {text-decoration: underline;}

December 10, 2014 8:31pm

Anybody can help please?

2 Answers

December 10, 2014 1:38am

Hi Jamaal,

Are any other styles being applied correctly? Could you post your css here?

December 10, 2014 1:42am

Hi Hugo,

Yeah, everything else is being applied, (the hover effects, borders etc..) just the alignment. Currently it sits flush against the left side of the screen. (In the video its near the center).

Its a long CSS file, ill post in another comment thanks :)

February 12, 2015 6:49am

Hello Jamaal Todd

In the next code copy from your source is the error:

<?php foreach ($products as $product) { ?>
                <li>
                    <a href="#">
                        <img src="<?php echo $product["img"]; ?>" alt="<?php echo $product["name"]; ?>">
                        <p>View details</p>
                    </a>    
                </li>
                <?php } ?>

the problem is the white space added in the foreach loop, how to fix:

<?php foreach ($products as $product) {
  echo '<li>';
  echo '<a href="#">';
  echo '<img src=" ' . $product["img"] .  ' " alt=" ' .  $product["name"]' ">';
  echo " <p>View details</p>";
  echo "</a>";
  echo "</li>";
} ?>

That change in the code will remove the white space from the php generated HTML code.

PD: for more info =>

1.*- re-watch this video .

2.-* read this blog post

HOPE this solve you bug

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