Bart Zonneveld wrote: > > > Maybe my explanation wasn't clear enough, so let me clarify :). > > I specifically want the left and right column to be as big as they > can for the current browser window, while the center column should > always be a fixed size. That way, on a small resolution, the left and > right columns take up less space than on a big resolution, with the > center column always having enough available space for it. > > > Two quick tests:
1. www.firmmusic.com.au/bart/test1.html 2. www.firmmusic.com.au/bart/test2.html Both of these have a graphic on each side of the content. Resize the window to see what happens. Test1 has extremely lean HTML - as the window is decreased in size we lose the images from the OUTSIDE IN (as though they slide under the edges of the browser window) Test2 adds a number of extra divs (perhaps too many - I'm sure it could be done with fewer) and makes use of max-width which would need an IE fix - as the window decreases here we lose the images from the INSIDE OUT (as though they are sliding under the content). Both of these are considerably less trouble than the absolute positioning method I suggested earlier. Are either of these what you envisaged, or have I still not understood you correctly? BTW in test2 the reason there is a gap between the left image and the content at larger window sizes is because your images are not the same size. This becomes a problem when using them with centered content. Adding a 30px white margin down the left side of the left image fixes this (much as I did for the background image of test1). Cheers, David Sharp ______________________________________________________________________ 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/
