Re: [css-d] Fixed three-column with padding: newbie question

2010-01-24 Thread David McGlone
On Sunday 24 January 2010 14:35:24 Chris F.A. Johnson wrote: > On Sun, 24 Jan 2010, David McGlone wrote: > > On Sunday 24 January 2010 13:24:57 Tim Climis wrote: > > > On Sunday, January 24, 2010 1:03:10 pm Doug Niven wrote: > > > > Hi Folks, > > > > > > > > I'm definitely a newbie, trying to wean

Re: [css-d] Fixed three-column with padding: newbie question

2010-01-24 Thread Chris F.A. Johnson
On Sun, 24 Jan 2010, David McGlone wrote: > On Sunday 24 January 2010 13:24:57 Tim Climis wrote: > > On Sunday, January 24, 2010 1:03:10 pm Doug Niven wrote: > > > Hi Folks, > > > > > > I'm definitely a newbie, trying to wean myself off tables. > > > > > > What I need is a 720px wide box with thre

Re: [css-d] Fixed three-column with padding: newbie question

2010-01-24 Thread David McGlone
On Sunday 24 January 2010 13:24:57 Tim Climis wrote: > On Sunday, January 24, 2010 1:03:10 pm Doug Niven wrote: > > Hi Folks, > > > > I'm definitely a newbie, trying to wean myself off tables. > > > > What I need is a 720px wide box with three 240px cells inside it, with > > 10px padding-right for

Re: [css-d] Fixed three-column with padding: newbie question

2010-01-24 Thread Peter Bradley
Doug Niven wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I'm definitely a newbie, trying to wean myself off tables. > > What I need is a 720px wide box with three 240px cells inside it, with 10px > padding-right for each cell. > > It cannot be "flexible" or stretchable. > > I found what I **thought** might be the recipe

Re: [css-d] Fixed three-column with padding: newbie question

2010-01-24 Thread Thierry Koblentz
Hi Doug, > I'm definitely a newbie, trying to wean myself off tables. > What I need is a 720px wide box with three 240px cells inside it, with 10px padding-right for each cell. > It cannot be "flexible" or stretchable. > I found what I **thought** might be the recipe for such a design: > http://ww

Re: [css-d] Fixed three-column with padding: newbie question

2010-01-24 Thread Tim Climis
On Sunday, January 24, 2010 1:03:10 pm Doug Niven wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I'm definitely a newbie, trying to wean myself off tables. > > What I need is a 720px wide box with three 240px cells inside it, with 10px > padding-right for each cell. > You need a box-model refresher. padding, borders

Re: [css-d] Fixed three-column with padding: newbie question

2010-01-24 Thread G. Sørtun
Doug Niven wrote: > However, I cannot get the middle cell to display 240px wide: > > http://people.ucsc.edu/~class1/ Subtract the side-padding from the float-width - both side-floats. width: 230px + padding-right: 10px equals float-width = 240px. That will leave 240px between the floats. rega

[css-d] Fixed three-column with padding: newbie question

2010-01-24 Thread Doug Niven
Hi Folks, I'm definitely a newbie, trying to wean myself off tables. What I need is a 720px wide box with three 240px cells inside it, with 10px padding-right for each cell. It cannot be "flexible" or stretchable. I found what I **thought** might be the recipe for such a design: http://www.el