Peter, It appears that you are trying to achieve a 2 column fluid design with a header. You would also like the left and right columns to extend to the bottom of the viewport regardless of the content within the columns. There are a number of resources that offer free examples of various types of layouts that will help you learn different methods of achieving your objective.
A good place to start is the wiki for this list: http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ You should also study the demos available at http://www.positioniseverything.net Two of my favorite resources are: http://wellstyled.com/css-2col-fluid-layout.html and http://www.projectseven.com/tutorials/css/pvii_columns/index.htm Hope this info helps, Jim On 9/10/05, Peter Frederiksen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Me: > A newbie who had his first glance at HTML a week ago and in the mean time > has looked at the HTML- and CSS-docs of two sites in adherence to the > LBD-principle. And no: I'm not stealing anyone's design or ideas and the two > sites are going to be credited. > > > What I want (background colors set for testing purposes): > Header Menu: > From top left corner to top right corner of screen > Background color: Green > Side Menu: > From top left corner to bottom left corner of screen > Background color: Black > Main area: > The rest > Background color: White > (Body test color: yellow) > [snip] > ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
