Oh wait...is it that the padding counts towards the total? That would make sense :) Laura
On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 4:48 PM, Laura Valentino <la...@vidmot.com> wrote: > 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/
