I'm trying to wrap my head around how to use percentages inside a container specified in ems...or is this a bad idea? I used ems to specify the max-width of the main container, as I think this will limit the upper width while still allowing downwards fluidity. Inside the container are 2 floated columns, with widths specified in percentages. I thought the percentages should add up to 100% (of the container)...but this doesn't work. It works with one column set at 60% and the other at 30%. What's going on here??
the site: http://kvikna.com/testing/ieeg/ the relevant code: #container { position: relative; max-width: 62em; margin: 0 auto 0 auto; } #main { padding: 3%; float: left; width: 60%; } aside { float: right; width: 30%; padding: 10% 3% 1% 1%; } Thanks! Laura V. ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [css-d@lists.css-discuss.org] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
