From: "Bob Schwartz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <wsg@webstandardsgroup.org>
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 10:02 AM
Subject: Re: [WSG] CSS Driven?
But CSS is the de-facto preferred way of defining layout of (X)HTML
documents, and using tables for layout is a case of ignoring a
particular
item in the HTML spec.
Maybe I'm behind in my CSS religious training, but...
I've found the need to use one table as a base layout because I
still cannot get a div to expand in height (no height defined) to
incompass its nested content as a table cell does.
This is something I need to have happen once-and-awhile.
Have I missed some change to CSS or are there still height issues
with divs?
Until display: table-cell is adopted by IE, the usual means to
accomplish what you want is to use "faux columns" or a scripted
solution. You can google "faux columns" and view a scripted solution
here:
http://www.projectseven.com/tutorials/css/pvii_columns/index.htm
Note that there are lots of variations to faux columns, including some
over-the-top tricks, which I'm sure others on this list will bring to
your attention. Choose your own weapon :-)
Al Sparber
PVII
http://www.projectseven.com
"Designing with CSS is sometimes like barreling down a crumbling
mountain road at 90 miles per hour secure in the knowledge that
repairs are scheduled for next Tuesday".
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