Posted by Beauregard T. Shagnasty on 10/30/06 00:27

Ikke wrote:

> Hi everybody,

G'day.

> I'm looking for a very simple three-column website design in css.

Like this?
http://benmeadowcroft.com/webdev/csstemplates/3-column.html

> All the examples I've found so far are talking about hacks, tricks and
> other difficult stuff.

Tricks maybe, but "hacks" aren't necessary, and it is not difficult,
only different.

> The only thing I need, is a simple layout where the left and right
> column are of a fixed width, and the center needs to stretch between
> them so the entire page is filled.

See above.

> I've only recently stopped using tables and started using css for
> layout, so basically I find it hard to believe that this could be so
> hard.

It is not hard. It is just a different mindset, or method. Once you
catch on, and drop tables for layout, you will wonder why you didn't do
it years ago. CSS layouts are sooo much easier to maintain.

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