[thelist] Liquid Layouts with CSS?

Let me second this statement.  Let me also say that IE5 for Mac has 
been a godsend to me because it is CSS1 compliant.  So when I try 
something with CSS1, I know it looks how it is supposed to look. 
This makes me very happy, and in fact I had some mistaken ideas about 
what certain things were supposed to do because of (incorrect) 
earlier browser implementations.

As for CSS2, I can only assume a person will use CSS2 "exclusively 
for layout" because:

1. he/she doesn't really care "exactly" where items are placed.
2. he/she is trying to stay "ahead of the game" and actually enjoys 
the kind of "challenge" that drives normal humans to tears.
3. he/she is insane.

You may be one of these people.  In that case, aside from becoming 
intimately familiar with the CSS2 specs, you might benefit from this 
site:
http://webreview.com/pub/guides/style/css2select.html
(otherwise known as "The Buggy and Quirky Show.")

Erika



>if you plan to use CSS-P exclusively for layout, i think you will run
>into a lot of headaches... much as it pains me, i would stick with
>tables for layout, and take comfort in the fact that you are ditching
>your <font> tags in favor of CSS1...
>
>  > From: Erin Kissane <ekissane@sapient.com>
>  >
>  > General question...I'm in the tables-to-css transition process --
>  > who's got good resources for (or the willingness to explain) how to
>  > create truly liquid layouts with css?  I need to be able to have
>  > certain graphic elements associated with all four sides of the browser
>  > window; please tell me I don't have to stick with tables to accomplish
>  > this.
>
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