Alignment issues

Hi,

As a disclaimer, I have learned HTML/CSS quite recently and totally through internet forums. So I might have some basic gaps in my knowledge. Sorry about that.

The website I am working on is http://portfolio.dreamsofatypewriter.com/
Here are my problems:

1. The alignment on the homepage is killing me. No matter what I try I can't seem to center all the elements. I tried margin: 0 auto. Doesn't work. Even if I get it to work on one resolution, it is completely messed up in the next.

2. IE seems to be doing strange things to the homepage. I have no clue how to fix that bug.

3. It is more of a feedback question. In the internal pages, there is a sidebar sticking out (for example product>S.I.R./OtherCity).Is it noticeable enough. Do you think it works from usability point of view.

I would really appreciate any help you guys can give me. I have been going to sleep 5 in the morning for the last one week because of this site (three of them were spent fighting with the alignment problem). I need sleep!:(

By the way if you are wondering, the homepage uses sliding boxes by Sam Dunn http://buildinternet.com/2009/03/sliding-boxes-and-captions-with-jquery/.

Thanks

1. The alignment on the homepage is killing me. No matter what I try I can't seem to center all the elements. I tried margin: 0 auto. Doesn't work. Even if I get it to work on one resolution, it is completely messed up in the next. Could you make rough drawing of your expected output/alignment?

Yes, the layout is meant to look like this:

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk62/dopedmonk/layout.jpg

All five elements in a row (horizontally centered) which starts 200px down from the top and white borders on top and bottom.

Hello sbhardwaj,
It's not possible to center your two floated elements with your layout as it is.
You need another div to contain #inner-wrapper and #wrap2. You will be able to center that new div with a width and margin: 0 auto;

2. IE seems to be doing strange things to the homepage. I have no clue how to fix that bug.
You'll need to be a little more specific than that. It's a lot easier if you describe what's wrong.

Thanks for your help. i figured out the problem in IE. :thumbsup: