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    Default Re: feeling like an idiot - multiple issues

    Your main problem is that you have extra padding and other height-producing code in your stylesheet. You also have a huge amount of redundant or useless properties in there, like the
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
    all over the place. Your stylesheet will be easier to understand and edit if you remove those. Part of your current stylesheet:
    Code:
    /*wrappers - page or section containers*/
    #mainWrapper {
    	text-align: left;
    	color: white;
    	width: 647px;
    	vertical-align: top;
    	background-color: #000000;
    	background-position: 50% 50%;
    	margin-left: auto;
    	margin-right: auto;
    	}
    
    #headerWrapper, #logoWrapper, #cartBoxListWrapper, #ezPageBoxList, #cartBoxListWrapper ul, #ezPageBoxList ul, #mainWrapper, #popupAdditionalImage, #popupImage {
    	margin: 0em;
    	padding: 0em;
    	background-color: #000000;
    	text-align: center;
    	margin-left: auto;
    	margin-right: auto;
    	}
    	
    #contentMainWrapper {
    	margin: 0em;
    	padding: 0em;
    	background: url(http://www.evilbrandclothes.com/img/body.jpg);
    	vertical-align: top;
    	background-position: top center;
    	width: 647px;
    	text-align: left;
    	margin-left: auto;
    	margin-right: auto;
    	}
    
    #navColumnOneWrapper, #navColumnTwoWrapper, #mainWrapper {
    	margin: auto;
    	margin-left: auto;
    	margin-right: auto;
    	} 
    
    #tagline {
    	color: #000000;
    	font-size: 2em;
    	text-align : center;
    	vertical-align: middle;
    	}
    
    #sendSpendWrapper {
    	border: 1px solid #cacaca;
    	float: right;
    	margin: 0em 0em 1em 1em;
    	}
    
    .floatingBox, #accountLinksWrapper, #sendSpendWrapper, #checkoutShipto, #checkoutBillto, #navEZPagesTOCWrapper {
    	margin-left: auto;
    	margin-right: auto;
    	width: 47%;
    	}
    
    .wrapperAttribsOptions {
    	margin: 0.3em 0em;
    	}
    
    /*navigation*/
    
    .navSplitPagesResult {}
    .navSplitPagesLinks {}
    .navNextPrevCounter {
    	margin-left: auto;
    	margin-right: auto;
    	font-size: 0.9em;
    	}
    .navNextPrevList {
    	display: inline;
    	white-space: nowrap;
    	margin-left: auto;
    	margin-right: auto;
    	padding:  0.5em 0em;
    	list-style-type: none;
    	}
    
    #navMainWrapper, #navSuppWrapper, #navCatTabsWrapper {
    	margin-left: auto;
    	margin-right: auto;
    	background-color: ;
    	font-weight: bold;
    	color: #ffffff;
    	height: 1%;
    	width: 647px;
    	text-align: center;
    	}
    
    #navMain ul, #navSupp ul, #navCatTabs ul  {
    	margin-left: auto;
    	margin-right: auto;
    	padding:  0.5em 0em;
    	list-style-type: none;
    	text-align: center;
    	line-height: 1.5em;
    	}
    
    #navMain ul li, #navSupp ul li, #navCatTabs ul li {
    	margin-left: auto;
    	margin-right: auto;
    	display: inline;
    	}
    
    #navMain ul li a, #navSupp ul li a, #navCatTabs ul li a {
    	text-decoration: none;
    	padding: 0em 0.5em;
    	margin: 0;
    	color: #ffffff;
    	white-space: nowrap;
    	margin-left: auto;
    	margin-right: auto;
    	}
    
    #navEZPagesTOCWrapper {
    	font-weight: bold;
    	float: right;
    	height: 1%;
    	border: 1px solid #000000;
    	margin-left: auto;
    	margin-right: auto;
    	}
    
    #navEZPagesTOC ul {
    	margin-left: auto;
    	margin-right: auto;
    	padding:  0.5em 0em;
    	list-style-type: none;
    	line-height: 1.5em;
    	}
    
    #navEZPagesTOC ul li {
    	white-space: nowrap;
    	margin-left: auto;
    	margin-right: auto;
    	}
    
    #navEZPagesTOC ul li a {
    	padding: 0em 0.5em;
    	margin-left: auto;
    	margin-right: auto;
    	}
    
    #navCategoryIcon, .buttonRow, #indexProductListCatDescription {
    	margin-left: auto;
    	margin-right: auto;
    	}
    
    #navMainSearch {
    	float: right;
    	margin-left: auto;
    	margin-right: auto;
    	}
    
    #navBreadCrumb {
    	background-color: #cc9900;
    	margin-left: auto;
    	margin-right: auto;
    	}
    
    #navEZPagesTop {
    	background-color: #ffff33;
    	margin-left: auto;
    	margin-right: auto;
    	}
    
    #navBreadCrumb, #navEZPagesTop {
    	font-size: 0.95em;
    	font-weight: bold;
    	margin: 0em;
    	padding: 0.5em;
    	}
    
    #navColumnOne {
    	}
    
    #navColumnTwo {
    	}
    Edited to remove superfluous properties with no change in output, except for the noted edits to tighten up spacing:
    Code:
    /*wrappers - page or section containers*/
    #mainWrapper {
    	text-align: left;
    	color: white;
    	width: 647px;
    	vertical-align: top;
    	background-color: #000000;
    	}
    
    #headerWrapper, #logoWrapper, #cartBoxListWrapper, #ezPageBoxList, #cartBoxListWrapper ul, #ezPageBoxList ul, #mainWrapper, #popupAdditionalImage, #popupImage {
    	margin: 0em;
    	padding: 0em;
    	text-align: center;
    	}
    	
    #contentMainWrapper {
    	background: url(http://www.evilbrandclothes.com/img/body.jpg);
    	vertical-align: top;
    	background-position: top center;
    	width: 647px;
    	text-align: left;
    	}
    
    #navColumnOneWrapper, #navColumnTwoWrapper, #mainWrapper {
    	margin: auto;
    	} 
    
    #tagline {
    	color: #000000;
    	font-size: 2em;
    	text-align : center;
    	vertical-align: middle;
    	}
    
    #sendSpendWrapper {
    	border: 1px solid #cacaca;
    	float: right;
    	margin: 0em 0em 1em 1em;
    	}
    
    .floatingBox, #accountLinksWrapper, #sendSpendWrapper, #checkoutShipto, #checkoutBillto, #navEZPagesTOCWrapper {
    	margin-left: auto;
    	margin-right: auto;
    	width: 47%;
    	}
    
    .wrapperAttribsOptions {
    	margin: 0.3em 0em;
    	}
    
    /*navigation*/
    
    .navSplitPagesResult {}
    .navSplitPagesLinks {}
    .navNextPrevCounter {
    	font-size: 0.9em;
    	}
    .navNextPrevList {
    	display: inline;
    	white-space: nowrap;
    	padding:  0.5em 0em;
    	list-style-type: none;
    	}
    
    #navMainWrapper, #navSuppWrapper, #navCatTabsWrapper {
    	font-weight: bold;
    	height: 1%;
    	text-align: center;
    	}
    
    #navMain ul, #navSupp ul, #navCatTabs ul  {
    	padding:  0em 0em; /*change to tighten up*/
    	list-style-type: none;
    	text-align: center;
    	line-height: 1.0em; /*change to tighten up*/
    	}
    
    #navMain ul li, #navSupp ul li, #navCatTabs ul li {
    	display: inline;
    	}
    
    #navMain ul li a, #navSupp ul li a, #navCatTabs ul li a {
    	text-decoration: none;
    	padding: 0em 0.5em;
    	margin: 0;
    	color: #ffffff;
    	white-space: nowrap;
    	}
    
    #navEZPagesTOCWrapper {
    	font-weight: bold;
    	float: right;
    	height: 1%;
    	border: 1px solid #000000;
    	}
    
    #navEZPagesTOC ul {
    	padding:  0.5em 0em;
    	list-style-type: none;
    	line-height: 1.5em;
    	}
    
    #navEZPagesTOC ul li {
    	white-space: nowrap;
    	}
    
    #navEZPagesTOC ul li a {
    	padding: 0em 0.5em;
    	}
    
    #navCategoryIcon, .buttonRow, #indexProductListCatDescription {
    	}
    
    #navMainSearch {
    	float: right;
    	}
    
    #navBreadCrumb {
    	background-color: #cc9900;
    	}
    
    #navEZPagesTop {
    	background-color: #ffff33;
    	}
    
    #navBreadCrumb, #navEZPagesTop {
    	font-size: 0.95em;
    	font-weight: bold;
    	margin: 0em;
    	padding: 0.5em;
    	}
    
    #navColumnOne {
    	}
    
    #navColumnTwo {
    	}
    Last edited by gjh42; 25 Mar 2008 at 05:09 PM.

 

 

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