tables vc css

[abracad_1999]

I am trying to split a web-page in 3 columns, the left and right
columns of
fixed width and the middle one changing size with browser.

I can do this with this table:
<table width="100%" border="1">
<tr>
<td width="200" bgcolor="#FF0000">&nbsp;</td>
<td bgcolor="#0000FF">&nbsp;</td>
<td width="200" bgcolor="#00FF00">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
</table>

But is it possible to do this with 3 <div> tags so as to work in
explorer
5.5+ netscape 6+ & firefox?

eg one might expect 3 divs with id's a, b & c to work given styles:

#a {position: absolute; left: 5px; background-color: #FFFF00; width:
200px}
#b {position: absolute; float: left; left: 205px; background-color:
#FF0000}
#c (position: absoulte; right: 5px; background-color: #00FFFF; width:
200px)

but they do not.

any suggestions?

[Travis Newbury]

"ab**********@yahoo.com" <ab**********@yahoo.com> said:

I am trying to split a web-page in 3 columns, the left and right
columns of
fixed width and the middle one changing size with browser....
...any suggestions?

Google "CSS multiple columns"
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[Neredbojias]

With neither quill nor qualm, ab**********@yahoo.com quothed:

I am trying to split a web-page in 3 columns, the left and right
columns of
fixed width and the middle one changing size with browser.

I can do this with this table:
<table width="100%" border="1">
<tr>
<td width="200" bgcolor="#FF0000">&nbsp;</td>
<td bgcolor="#0000FF">&nbsp;</td>
<td width="200" bgcolor="#00FF00">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
</table>

But is it possible to do this with 3 <div> tags so as to work in
explorer
5.5+ netscape 6+ & firefox?

eg one might expect 3 divs with id's a, b & c to work given styles:

#a {position: absolute; left: 5px; background-color: #FFFF00; width:
200px}
#b {position: absolute; float: left; left: 205px; background-color:
#FF0000}
#c (position: absoulte; right: 5px; background-color: #00FFFF; width:
200px)

but they do not.

any suggestions?

You can try forgetting the float, set the width of b to 100%, insert a
div in it with padding r/l equal to widths of a and c, and z-index
accordingly.

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Neredbojias
Contrary to popular belief, it is believable.

[Andy Dingley]

On 8 Nov 2005 01:09:30 -0800, "ab**********@yahoo.com"
<ab**********@yahoo.com> wrote:

I am trying to split a web-page in 3 columns, the left and right
columns of
fixed width and the middle one changing size with browser.

If you'd searched as widely as you'd posted, you'd already have the
answer. Try the glish.com or bluerobot sites for good well-described
examples.