[WEB4LIB] Re: Question 2

[Kevin W. Bishop]

Hi Bill,

I've always loved the challenge of persuading the markup to do just exactly 
what we want it to do ... but let me encourage you once again to validate 
the code (HTML and CSS) before asking for help.  This will enable all of us 
in our busy lives to more quickly determine whether to finger browser 
limitations, look at other markup alternatives, pull our hair out, etc.

After looking at the CSS you included in your last message, I'd recommend 
experimenting with relative positioning first.  Because of browser quirks 
and the complications the cascade can impose, absolute positioning can be 
very tricky (particularly when nesting elements).  Besides, relative 
positioning is like a relative width for your table: it adjusts itself 
according to user preferences.

The source of the problem you describe is often a matter of adding up the 
margins, paddings and widths of the columns and its contents.  (The 
presence or absence of a width definition for your columns may also be 
relevant.)  Sometimes you'll need a less-than-100% total to see your 
columns stack up as desired.

You may also want to replace the Flash file with something else that will 
hold its place (same dimensions) in order to expedite testing ... depending 
on your local setup, of course.

Hope this helps!
-kb

At 03:16 PM 8/7/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>How do I get a two column display of the content using CSS so that both
>columns are in line at the top?
>
>I am experimenting on getting rid of using tables for design purposes.
>
>Here is my test page: http://library.morrisville.edu/indextest.html

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