[thelist] Problem with Seemingly Cool CSS layout

Liam Delahunty liam at megaproducts.co.uk
Tue Mar 2 09:20:21 CST 2004


on 02/03/2004 14:53 cephoe M said the following:

> Hi,
> 
> I have a three column CSS layout at "http://reactual.com". I
> like the layout but there is a problem with it:
> 
> The middle column has to be a fixed height -- this means I have
> to the set middle column to a size that accomodates the longest
> page on my web site. This is awkward and causes problems when
> printing -- sometimes it crashes the problem completely when
> attempting to print.
> 
> Anyone have idea about how to improve this situation? I would
> like to keep the three-column CSS layout.
> 
> Here is the CSS: http://reactual.com/css/meta_efficient.css
> 
> Cephoe

Don't you just have to put the whole three columns in a container, and 
you don't have to specify the heights?

Have a look at
http://www.liamdelahunty.com/tips/layouts/centre_box_three_columns_01.php

by the time you see this, there may be a more "reactual" like version
http://www.liamdelahunty.com/tips/layouts/centre_box_three_columns_02.php

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Kind regards, Liam Delahunty, Mega Products Ltd
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