Thanks Everyone for the help! I was able to tweak Chris's example to accomplish the layout that I am needing.
I think that because I was just starting using floats for positioning, that I did not even thing to absolute position them. Thanks Again! Grady On 1/25/07, Chris Pallé <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jan 25, 2007, at 5:26 PM, Grady Kelly wrote: > > > The design is basically a 3 column layout, the first two columns > > have fixed > > widths, and the third column is liquid, or rather, its width takes > > up the > > rest of the window. > > > > I tried floating them in a wrapper div, and of course, I can do it, > > but I > > cannot seem to get the third column to be liquid. If I give it a > > width of > > 100% it craps out on me. > > > > Am I overlooking something? > > A link would be helpful. > > My first thought is that the third col. would 100% of it's container > element. it's going to have issues if it's up against the others > inside the same wrapper. > > I would think that since the first two are fixed, you should > absolute: position them and try letting the third just occupy the > remaining space. Applying styles to taste on the inside elements of > the third. > > Whether you float or absolute position, they will be out of the > document flow. So, you will need to position the third equal to the > two widths (don't forget margins and padding of the first two columns) > > I would need to see the context in which you're trying accomplish > this to see if this is a fit, though. > > Here: http://bfi.blueflameinteractive.com/3_col_3rd_Slider.htm > > chrispallé, interactive media designer > -------------------------------------------------------- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ______________________________________________________________________ > css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d > IE7 information -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 > List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ > Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ > -- Grady Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://simpledesign.org ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7 information -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
