OK, here's the current idea: page header
multiple columns of material page footer The idea is that the "executive summary" of an entry is in the header, the multiple column area contains information specific to sections of the entry, and the footer wraps it up with the less important information about the entire entry. The problem is there will be a variable number of columns. No problem say I at the start, and I put together a design which floats the section columns left. Except: The float print bug bites, and pieces of it don't print properly when the columns extend over the page break. I know the common idea is to unfloat the floaters, but how do I maintain the columnar layout without floating? I could, I suppose, write javascript to calculate column lengths and then absolutely position the columns and the footer, but is there a straight-up CSS way of doing this, without fixing font size and column length? Oh, and just to complicate issues, there could be more than one "row" of columnar material. And the number of columns varies from 1 to an observed max of 12, but could in theory be more. And the number of columns per row should be user-selectable, from 1 to 3. Yes, that's why there's that bald patch. Have Fun, Arlen ------------------------------ In God we trust, all others must supply data ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
