[thelist] CSS div inheret height?

Info@internetvraagbaak.nl info at internetvraagbaak.nl
Sat May 6 06:15:35 CDT 2006


Thanks... was afraid it needed some "hack" for IE.. i'll check the  "faux 
columns" then!

Jeroen


> Info at internetvraagbaak.nl wrote:
>> Hi!
>>
>> I am struggling a bit with some div's i put in a container div.
>> Have a header div and then three columns. The Middle column will be
>> the one that expands because of the content. The left and right
>> should adjust their length to that one...
>
> tables work the way you describe, divs floated or positioned by CSS to
> create columns do not.
>
> height will grow to accommodate content or min-height (IE tricks needed)
>
> you can get a visual approximation of matching height using one of the
> "faux column" techniques.
>
> see
> http://www.alistapart.com/articles/fauxcolumns/
> A List Apart: Articles: Faux Columns
>
> for the original and google on "faux columns" for alternatives.
>
>
> hth
>
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