Joomla Templates

Hello,
I have successfully set up Bliss for my website and it is looking very good.
However, I have a couple of problems and a question.
Question, I am using a banner in user5 pos and I would like to move this to the left. (To be central, over the articles)
Can anyone tell me how to do this?
I have one problem on one page of the web, when you go to this page, the text overflows to the right. All other pages have the same font and settings and are fine.
:S Any advice.
My web site is garagestmarien.com and the page is the (right menu under Citroën CX) gearchange linkage.

The other small problem I have, is in IE7 the enter button on the front page for the search site module comes up as a red cross.
I use Firefox, opera and avant with no problems, but my other half uses IE7 and I'm getting it in the neck!!!
Please help!

John :S

i cant see the text problem your having and i am using IE7 so it might be a local problem.

As far as moving the banner is concerned - open your joomla installation back end so you can edit the template. Edit the Template CSS file. In there you will find:

#topbannerad {
float: right;
width: 728px;
height: 90px;
}

change this to:

#topbannerad {
float: center;
width: 728px;
height: 90px;
}

you will also see:

#logo {
width: 242px; (this is a custom width for my site)
height: 90px;
float: left;
background-image: url(../images/logo.png);
background-repeat: no-repeat;


If you make ythe first change and the banner looks no different you will need to adjust the width of your logo to allow the banner to float to the middle of the page.

Thats it - no biggie.

EDIT - I NOW SEE WHAT YOU MEAN ABOUT THE TEXT.

I had a lok at the code your page is generating and it seems a little complicated - First i would loose the ......... in the text.

Which editor are you using to write the pages? Is it the standard one with joomla? If so this can generate very sloppy code and for some reason is a pain in the ass to get images the correct size. try Joomla FCK you can get it at www.joomlafckeditor.com/

Install it - go to administrator back end - global settings and under site ediding change from tinyMCE (or whtever is there) to JoomlaFCK - dont forget to enable it in Joomla plugins or it wont work.

Again - thats it! Simples

Many thanks for the advice.
I had to alter things slightly, by changing the Banner width as well as the logo. As below.
But it works nice.


#topbannerad {
float: center;
width: 810px;
height: 90px;
}


#logo {
width: 170px; (this is a custom width for my site)
height: 90px;
float: left;
background-image: url(../images/logo.png);
background-repeat: no-repeat;

The text, I have got around by adding a few returns into the article and this has constrained it, to the center.
This is in all browsers apart from IE7, which still continues to be a problem.
But I noticed that in the templates css editor, there is a ie6 css.
Does this mean I can edit this for IE6 / 7 to correct the problems, without causing any changes to the standard template css?

Many thanks for the advice and quick replies.
It is a great template and I am happy with the look I have got.
John

Just had another look this morning John, and it looks like its ok now.

All the text is aligned properly.

your banner at the top is still a little off though.

I have included a screenie to show you what i mean.

Take care.

HI,
The banner is okay in Opera, Fire Fox, and google chrome.
It is out of position on IE7 and Avant.
Don't know why.
The only small remaining problem I have is: IE7 home page, my enter box of 'search this site' is a red cross.
It's rather strange, but monitoring my site, I have about 95% Fire Fox users, so I'm happy with that.
Maybe IE7 will get an update from microsoft, because to me, it's not a very good browser.
John

I'm not a fan of IE7 either - IE 8 is out in beta already.
I'll have to check avant - have not used.

Have tried IE8, but unfortunately for me, it will only download in French (as I'm in France), but I want it in English. Have noticed an extension for IE8, which auto repositions the page (which IE8 has). As far as can tell, Avant is IE. When I use IE, all my history appears in Avant and vis versa.