At 11:21 AM 7/18/2006, you wrote:
>On 18/07/06, Janet Chang ><<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi, > >I just joined the listserv and am seeking help on a new site I am coding >for my organization. I took an intro to CSS class a few months ago so I'm >still quite a newbie, but would like to build my experience using CSS. > >Since this is a brand new site, I was able to start from scratch and build >it up following the basic procedures we learned in my class. However, when >I get to the more complicated layout stuff, that's when I feel like I'm >starting to resort to trial and error instead of actually knowing what I'm >doing. > >If someone wouldn't mind taking a look at what I've done so far and letting >me know if there are any glaring errors I've made or improvements I could >make, I would be most grateful. > >Also, I'm having trouble figuring out how to get a border separating my >mainnav div and my content div that stretches from the subheader to the >footer regardless of length of text in either box. Any help on this would >be most appreciated! > >Here's the draft of the site so far: ><http://www3.law.northwestern.edu/macarthur/>http://www3.law.northwestern.edu/macarthur/ > >Here is the designed template I'm more or less basing it on: ><http://www3.law.northwestern.edu/macarthur/graphics/MacArthur_website.jpg>http://www3.law.northwestern.edu/macarthur/graphics/MacArthur_website.jpg >(it doesn't show well in the image, but there is supposed to be a grey line >separating the nav area and the content area) > >Thanks! >Janet >You could try giving #content a height, or use min-height (which is not >supported in IE as yet, maybe IE7) > >-- ><http://www.web-buddha.co.uk>http://www.web-buddha.co.uk >http://www.projectkarma.co.uk Would it have to be a fixed height? My concern is what happens when on some pages the content text is longer than the set height? ______________________________________________________________________ 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/