Re: [css-d] Design question regarding columns and containers

2011-02-08 Thread G.Sørtun
Just so that beginners don't misunderstand, you can keep columns floating side-by-side regardless of window width if you declare a fixed width on the block that contains all the columns. That doesn't strike me as being table emulation, but was that your intention? No Paul, that is not table

[css-d] Design question regarding columns and containers

2011-02-07 Thread sonicDivx
I am debating with myself over the pros/cons of a layout involving containers and columns. I have a page that will have data organized into containers ,think left navigation, middle content container, right content container, etc... and as such there are effectively 3 columns. Now I am wondering

Re: [css-d] Design question regarding columns and containers

2011-02-07 Thread David Laakso
On 2/7/11 12:12 PM, sonicDivx wrote: I am debating with myself over the pros/cons of a layout involving containers and columns. Any thoughts on which way to go considering what the future may require? Thanks, Kevin I have no idea of what the future may require but this a well-written and

Re: [css-d] Design question regarding columns and containers

2011-02-07 Thread G.Sørtun
Now I am wondering from a css standpoint would it be better to craete column divs and their widths dictate width of the containers or just create containers with the correct widths and no column widths (column divs just get used for organization). Setting width on elements (columns) and not