Ingo wrote:

>Hi list,
>
>I am a CSS newbie, 
>
Hi Ingo,
Welcome to the list! Now we have at least 2 Ingo's from .de. :-)

>and rely a bit on example frameworks found on the
>net. I played around with
>
>http://blog.html.it/layoutgala/LayoutGala34.html
>
>of Alessandro Fulcinitis LayoutGala, and like it a lot. I would like to
>expand column 3 (the orange "extras") down to the footer, though.
>Regardless how much content in it, the background shouldn't shine
>through.
>
>I understand fiddling mindlessly around can crash the whole design
>(which I don't fully grasp yet) and it's browser compatibility, 
>
Don't be afraid for trial and error, that's the way to learn! ;-)

>thus I ask: Any hints?
>
>Regards, Ingo
>
Yes, the hint is: try the "faux column" technique. It paints a 
background image behind the whole left column, just like it was a 
background color.
And see: a testpage 
<http://home.tiscali.nl/developerscorner/css-discuss/test-LayoutGala34.html>.

Greetings,
francky
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