Gunlaug Sørtun wrote: > Scott Wilcox wrote: > >> I was writing to you guys to see what pointers you have, and would >> suggest when it comes down to accessibility, usability, cross >> compatibility and general aesthetics too. I'm unsure of going to for >> a more web 2.0 look due to the fact its becoming increasingly >> overused. I'd still like to stay unique to a certain extent. >>
This list can't really help you on anything other than practical CSS issues, so I'd encourage those with advice for Scott in these areas to share it with him off-list. >> I'm thinking of going for a three column, fluid width layout with >> three columns, left, content and centre (left and right being >> ~180-200px). Anyone's comments, ideas and links welcome :) >> > > Pick and choose... > <http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=ThreeColumnLayouts> > > I still prefer to build two and three (and whatever) column layouts > based on this... > <http://www.alistapart.com/articles/negativemargins/> > ...but maybe that's just me ;-) > It's certainly not just you! :-) Very popular layout method. I prefer a flipped around version of the negative margin approach that avoids IE's tendency to drop floats when large content is thrown in the mix. For a really simple demo of this problem, see this page which uses Ryan Brill's negative margin method, view in IE, and narrow the page: http://www.pixelsurge.com/experiment/negative_margins_1.html Then compare with the method I usually use: http://www.pixelsurge.com/experiment/negative_margins_2.html (I did not invent this, and there are other more robust demos -- this is just a simple one.) Of course, the type of layout you want to do, Scott, can just as easily be accomplished by floating the left column left, the right column right, and giving the center column appropriate side margins. Source order won't be as ideal, but this is a simpler and more foolproof method than negative margins can be. 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 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/
