easy put a globalWrap around your sideNav & mainContent divs
create a 1px high background image of your sideNav blue but make sure its the width of your sidenav then in the css put #globalWrap{background: url(images/bg_sideNav.gif) repeat-y left} problem solved Ben > Hi Guys .. > > I have the following page http://204.157.1.128/~wadigi/temp2.html with a > two column layout however i cant seem to make the sidebar div run > 100%.... any help would be great !!! > > Regards > Simon > ***************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > ***************************************************** > > > Benjamin Life through a polaroid www.lifethroughapolaroid.com ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help *****************************************************