Stevio wrote: >I am trying to have a left column with a different colour that resizes when >the font size is resized. > >I saw this technique a while ago but I can't remember exactly how it works - >where basically you have a background image that is larger than what your >window will ever be usually, and you use background-position and ems (and/or >percentages) to position the background column. > >When the font size is resized, the column will resize accordingly because of >the background positioning setting. > >
Stephen, The techniques Ian and David pointed to you are for equal-height liquid columns, but it sounds like you want *elastic* columns (where size changes based on font size, not window width). This is accomplished by setting width in ems. I explain this in the following free article: http://www.communitymx.com/abstract.cfm?cid=DB750 In this article, I only mention using a background color, and don't delve into equal-height columns. If you want a background image, you can do as you suggested -- create one that is overly large, or create one that can tile. If you want this column to appear equal in height to the other column(s), I suggest using Alex Robinson's new method: http://positioniseverything.net/articles/onetruelayout/equalheight I don't know of a way to do the traditional faux columns thing with an elastic layout. Not that there isn't a way -- I just don't know of one. Alex's method should work great for your purposes. Zoe -- Zoe M. Gillenwater Design Services Manager UNC Highway Safety Research Center http://www.hsrc.unc.edu ______________________________________________________________________ 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/
