Posted by Mark Parnell on 05/05/06 09:11

Deciding to do something for the good of humanity, Domestos
<andy.mak@virgin.netspam> declared in alt.html:

> My html allows the middle column to expand to the width of the explorer
> window

IE isn't the only browser.

> automatically no matter what width it is dragged too, but it limits
> the screen size to a minimum of 800 in width for all columns.

You're starting from a wrong premise. Tables are meant for tabular data,
not page layout.

> However I
> needed 200 for each of the columns to each side hence my design...

You are putting 200px wide images in both outer columns?

> I cannot accomidate everybodys surfing style...

The rest of us can, why can't you?

> I think web designers often bend over too much for thier viewers pleasure.

The web is fluid by nature. You have to try hard to make it inflexible.

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Mark Parnell
My Usenet is improved; yours could be too:
http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html

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