Posted by John Salerno on 01/22/34 11:39

Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:
> John Salerno wrote:
>
>> Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:
>>
>>> Refer again to Ben's templates
>> Why is the markup for the 3-column with footer template so different
>> than the 3-column template? I noticed that the left-column and
>> 3-column templates are identical, which is good for switching them
>> out, but why does having a footer make you have to change things? It
>> looks like there's an extra div wrapped around everything.
>
> It's a bit tricky to get a footer the full width of the window, and
> still keep it below the content. And if the content doesn't extend all
> the way to the bottom of the window, that footer stays at the bottom.
> You can probably test that with a wide browser window.
>
> Also seen here (Ben's link on the footer page):
> http://scott.sauyet.name/CSS/Demo/FooterDemo1.html
>

Ok, I've done some experimenting of my own, and of course I have new
questions :)

1. In the 3-column markup, what is the div for the right column nested
inside the div for the left column? Shouldn't they be separate?

2. Also, I see that the left column div has a class and id of "sidebar",
but this is not referenced in any of the style sheets (except the one
for printing). So how is it styled? When I try this layout, I get the
left column text too high, as seen here:
http://www.johnjsal.com/columns.html

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