Thanks Stuart. The container is only necessary if you are trying to centre content on the page within some sort of container - a container that you want to specifically style. This could be to (1) define a fixed width for the container, (2) to inset the container in from the edges of the viewport in liquid layout style or even (3) simply to make the container have a different background colour from the overall page.
If you were going to use the entire viewport, you would not need this container at all. In the "liquid layouts- the easy way" article , there is no container needed: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/liquid/ Finally, the layouts I have done are just some of the ways to do it. There are literally hundreds of options. Always a good idea to shop around before deciding what is right for your site needs. Try here, if you are shopping around: http://nemesis1.f2o.org/templates Thanks Russ > > Just read the 3 column fluid layout by Russ ( thanks Russ awesome stuff) > > I have a question. > > In the example Russ gives there is a "container" div that holds > everything together > <div#container> > <div #header></div> > <div #leftnav></div> > <div #rightnav></div> > <div #content></div> > <div #footer></div> > </div> > > > what would happen if you did not use such a container? > > Such as > <div #header></div> > <div #rightnav></div> > <div #leftnav></div> > <div #content></div> > > <div #footer></div> > ***************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > ***************************************************** Thanks Russ ----------------------------------------------- Russ Weakley Max Design Phone: (02) 9410 2521 Mobile: 0403 433 980 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.maxdesign.com.au ----------------------------------------------- ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ *****************************************************
