Mike,

On Jan 24, 2006, at 8:41 PM, Mike Tuller wrote:

> I am trying to design a page that has a set container that adjusts when
> you change the size of the page. I am using float, and I am having a
> problem where the background does not show up when you use a table.
> In my
> case, for a form. Can someone explai to me why the background is not
> white
> as I have set in the container? Why is it that if I change float to
> relative for the form does the background then work?

A url is much better than pasted in code.  In your case, I'm betting 
that everything in #container is floated.  When this is the case, 
#container no longer has any content, so it collapses to a hieght of 0, 
ergo, no background-color.  Either float the container or unfloat some 
of the contents.

-- 
Roger Roelofs
"Remember, if you’re headed in the wrong direction,
        God allows U-turns!"
          ~Allison Gappa Bottke
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