I've downloaded and implemented the Nivo Slider on my website. Since implementing it, I've found a few bugs, but I'm looking for help with getting my caption centered on the screen.
Margin:auto usually works for this to ensure a div is always centered (I think..) - but I can't get it to work with my site..
My HTML:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Max Klimmek - Portfolio, Clothing, Travel</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="fonts/font-awesome-4.5.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/nivo-slider.css" type="text/css" />
<script src="script/jquery.nivo.slider.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.1/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="script/jquery.nivo.slider.pack.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width">
<script type="text/javascript">
$(window).load(function() {
$('#slider').nivoSlider()
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<header id="site-header">
<div class="row">
<nav class="nav">
<ul>
<li><a href="index.html" class="selected"><i class="fa fa-shield"></i></a></li>
<li><a href="index.html" class="selected">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="index.html" class="selected">Portfolio</a></li>
<li><a href="index.html" class="selected">Clothing</a></li>
<li><a href="index.html" class="selected">Gallery</a></li>
<li><a href="index.html" class="selected">Resume</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>
</div>
</header>
<div class="wrapper">
<div id="slider" class="nivoSlider">
<img src="img/cover.jpg" alt="" title="#htmlcaption1"/>
<img src="img/cover1.jpg" alt="" title="#htmlcaption1"/>
<img src="img/cover.jpg" alt="" title="#htmlcaption1"/>
<img src="img/cover1.jpg" alt="" title="#htmlcaption1"/>
</div>
<div id="htmlcaption1" style="display:none">
<div class="nivo-caption1" >Simple. <br> Clean.</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
My CSS for the caption:
.nivo-caption1 {
position: absolute;
margin:auto;
top: 5%;
overflow:hidden;
background:none;
font-family: 'Gotham';
color:#FFF;
font-weight:bold;
font-size:50px;
line-height:44px;
text-align:center;
text-transform:uppercase; /* converts text to UPPERCASE */
}
If I remove the Margin-Top the caption doesn't even appear.. I've added margin:auto to all the other divs that contain this caption/slider.
Anyone got any ideas of how I could ensure the nivo-caption is always centered even when I resize the browser window?
Attached is a photo of how it looks now..
Any help would be great!
Thanks, Maxenter image description here
So I found a solution to my problem. I'm not sure if it's the correct way things should be coded, but it works.. If anyone can see how my code might cause issues in the future, please let me know.
I added some bits of code to the css and it solved everything.
My HTML is exactly the same as above:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Max Klimmek - Portfolio, Clothing, Travel</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="fonts/font-awesome-4.5.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/nivo-slider.css" type="text/css" />
<script src="script/jquery.nivo.slider.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.1/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="script/jquery.nivo.slider.pack.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width">
<script type="text/javascript">
$(window).load(function() {
$('#slider').nivoSlider()
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<header id="site-header">
<div class="row">
<nav class="nav">
<ul>
<li><a href="index.html" class="selected"><i class="fa fa-shield"></i></a></li>
<li><a href="index.html" class="selected">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="index.html" class="selected">Portfolio</a></li>
<li><a href="index.html" class="selected">Clothing</a></li>
<li><a href="index.html" class="selected">Gallery</a></li>
<li><a href="index.html" class="selected">Resume</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>
</div>
</header>
<div class="wrapper">
<div id="slider" class="nivoSlider">
<img src="img/cover.jpg" alt="" title="#htmlcaption1"/>
<img src="img/cover1.jpg" alt="" title="#htmlcaption1"/>
<img src="img/cover.jpg" alt="" title="#htmlcaption1"/>
<img src="img/cover1.jpg" alt="" title="#htmlcaption1"/>
</div>
<div id="htmlcaption1" style="display:none">
<div class="nivo-caption1" >Simple. <br> Clean.</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
The New CSS for the NivoCaption container:
/* Caption styles */
.nivo-caption {
position: absolute;
justify-content: center;
margin-left: -150px;
margin-top: -200px;
width: 100%;
font-family: 'Gotham', sans-serif;
color:#FFF;
font-weight:bold;
font-size:45px;
line-height:44px;
text-align:center;
text-transform:uppercase; /* converts text to UPPERCASE */
}
.nivo-caption1 {
position: absolute;
margin: auto;
margin-top:5px;
}
The pieces I added to ensure center alignment were:
justify-content: center;
margin-left: -85px;
margin-top: -200px;
width: 100%;
Now I just have to figure out solutions to the other bugs with this slider:
Cheers for your helps guys!
Max