It would help if I could see the actual HTML/CSS. Do you have links you can point to?
Elli --- Shelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey all - > > I'm hoping that all I need is a fresh set of eyes > here. I'm trying to > accomplish a layout that I'm having a *slight* issue > with. I can > *almost* get it exactly how I want it, but "almost" > means "no cigar". > > So, here's a small graphic of what it should look > like: > > http://anekostudios.com/test/ex.jpg > > At first, it seems simple enough: a 2 column fluid > layout, left and > right at 50% width and 100% height each, and staying > that way no matter > how you resize the browser. > > But the thing is, I have some interesting attributes > added to this that > are making it difficult to accomplish: the gradient > background between > the two columns, the striped gradient that overlays > the right, and the > no-repeat background on the left. > > On their own, I can do many of these things. For > example, for the > gradient on the right, I would set the plain striped > background as the > div background, and then have another div (100% in > width and 600px > height with a z-index of 0) that would hold the > gradient, so if the > browser is resized the "solid" will fill out the > bottom area. But the > drop shadow is what's getting me - I can't seem to > work that in with the > multiple layers. > > As I said, I *almost* have it using some rather > unorthodox methods (that > I haven't had a chance to check in multiple browsers > yet, and it'll > probably fall apart you-know-where, but I'm keeping > my fingers crossed) > - but these methods seem to show that the "html" and > "body" have a > difference of about 21% at the bottom - meaning my > striped background > cuts off leaving quite a bit of white space beneath > it, instead of > stretching to 100% in height. > > My eyes are going blind from trying little things to > see if they work, > and I was wondering if some secondary input might > not help me out here. > I've tried so many variations on the theme that > supplying you all with > one example of what I've done is just to little to > go on - so instead, I > was hoping someone could offer up an idea on how > *you* would do this. > > For the record, content will be in both sides, the > the left will hold a > small navigation menu, a logo and a small flash > animation (for aesthetic > purposes only - it's just "pretty" stuff, nothing > important). > > So am I trying to do something absolutely insane > here, or is this > possible to do? I'd appreciate any insight you all > may have for me :) > > ~Shelly > ______________________________________________________________________ > 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/ > My Sites: www.jadynteal.com www.eliazer.com www.e7flux.com ____________________________________________________________________________________ Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=summer+activities+for+kids&cs=bz ______________________________________________________________________ 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/
