Text in layout and preview screens are different and CSS changes are not registering

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3 total messages Started by Kim_Briner Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:04

#28

Author: Kim_Briner
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:04

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I am new to designing web sites and I am using GoLive CS. Things have been going pretty smoothly, but now I have noticed a problem. When laying out my site pages, I am having problems with the text. I have inserted a layout text box and created a general CSS for my main content.

I have selected 11 px for my font size and 14 px for my line height. But when I make any changes to these values, the chages appear in my layout view, but when I preview the spacing is off (the line height is extremely tight). Why is this and how can I fix it? Also no matter what text I type, the layout view and the preview view are always off, is there any way to fix this?

Re: Text in layout and preview screens are different and CSS changes are not registering

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Author: Nate_Baldwin
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:25

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Hi Kim - layout view is there just to give you an approximation of where things are in your layout, not a reliable representation of how it will be rendered in the browser. Actually, same goes for Preview. In your layout/design, you have to allow for some variance in font size and presentation since the site will be viewed on multiple platforms, browsers, environments, etc. You can get close by specifying font and line height in pixels, as you have, but it's still just "close".

If your layout relies heavily on absolutely positioned elements (Layers, Grids, etc.) then this can become a problem... one of the big reasons to avoid both.

Re: Text in layout and preview screens are different and CSS changes are not registering

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Author: Kath_Howard3
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:33

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First try previewing in a browser, forget Preview view. If you can upload your site, even if it's nowhere near finished, and tell us the url we will be able to help you better.

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