phillip vaughan wrote: > hello, > i am new to web design and trying to perfect the trick of getting > the page to display the full height of the browser. i have been 90% > successful thanks to this forum. >
Welcome Phillip! As you progress in web design, you'll most likely find that full height layouts are not worth the trouble. Most pages contain enough content to generate a vertical scrollbar anyway, and even those that don't -- well, that's just how the web works. Users are used to pages ending at all sorts of places, and it's always going to vary by the user's font size, browser size, etc. It's usually just best to leave heights alone and let them adjust to their content and user preferences. All that said, it's not that hard to do what you're looking for. See below... > in http://www.infinitywebdesign.org/ronnie/csstest1.html the border > is cut off if you open the page in ie6 or 7 but only if you dont have > the browser opened at maximum height. if you open the page in a > minimized browser and scroll down the css styled borders are cut off. > > in http://www.infinitywebdesign.org/ronnie/csstest2.html the height is > stretched out past the bottom of the browser even when there is no > content there. if i have the browser opened to max size, it shouldnt > show the scrollbar indicating there is more content when there isnt. > If you simply want 100% height, that's quite easy: http://www.communitymx.com/abstract.cfm?cid=BAD95 It looks, however, that you want an imitation frame layout. There are a couple more steps to that, but it's also quite doable: http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200609/css_frames_v2_fullheight/ One thing I noticed about your page is that you're using absolute positioning all over the place. This is very common with new CSS developers. Experienced CSS developers rarely use it, and usually only for small items within a box, not for large layout elements. This is because it's very inflexible (just like setting heights). Using margins and floats to move things around is a much better way to go. Best, 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 IE7 information -- 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/
