Hi Nick, thanks for the links. They are nice additions to my collection of CSS resources.
Particularly the /* Position is Everything */ website was interesting for its rundown on IE CSS bugs and workaround hacks. Reading about the IE/Win Guillotine Bug showed me that, contrary to what I thought, IE was not getting it right even though it was what I wanted. I can't post a link to my page because I don't have a public website (yet). The page I am making (reworking, actually, removing the tables used for formating content) is behind the corporate firewall. The example I posted does look like the classic header/3 column/footer layout but I want to be able to add or remove columns easily as well as other sections with or without columns. For example - forgive my "sketches", please ;-): +-----------------+ | | | | | | +-----------------+ +-----------------+ | +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ | | | | | | | | | | | | +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ | +-----------------+ +-----------------+ | | | | | | +-----------------+ +-----------------+ | +-----+ +-----+ | | | | | | | | +-----+ +-----+ | +-----------------+ +-----------------+ | | | | | | +-----------------+ Now the good news. I got it. I actually have two solutions. One using floating blocks inside normally flowing blocks with an empty cleared div (clear:both) after the columns and the other using absolute positioning inside relatively positioned blocks. I prefer the float method because it's shorter and easier to modify. The absolutely positioned blocks don't count as content and therefor I must give the containing block a height., whereas the cleared div tucks the bottom of the containing block around the bottom of the longest floater. I also have to have a separate selector for each absolutely positioned column to position it whereas the floats "stack" horizontally. All I have to define is the width of the floating columns. I use percentages but find the percents can't add up to 100% which is no big deal. Carlyle -- Diese E-Mail enthält vertrauliche und/oder rechtlich geschützte Informationen. Wenn Sie nicht der richtige Adressat sind oder diese E-Mail irrtümlich erhalten haben, informieren Sie bitte sofort den Absender und vernichten Sie diese Mail. Das unerlaubte Kopieren sowie die unbefugte Weitergabe dieser Mail ist nicht gestattet. This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden. ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ Proud presenters of Web Essentials 04 http://we04.com/ Web standards, accessibility, inspiration, knowledge To be held in Sydney, September 30 and October 1, 2004 See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
