Laura Greenwood wrote: >http://ciswebs.smc.edu/cis51/greenwood_laura_lee/temp/index.htm > >Also, I have not been able to figure out the mystery of the >background. It seems that the #main controls the background. However >long #main is, the background will be that long. If the #left is >longer, the grid background will still end wherever #main ends. But >interesting, the background image is behind both #left and #main like >I wanted it. > >
Hi Laura, As I've mentioned to you before, you need to contain your floats. The background is on the #content div (you have an awful lot of containing divs, but that's another story). #left is floated left, but there is nothing on or in #content telling it to contain the floated #left div. Floats are removed from the flow, so it is correct for #content to let it hang out if it longer than #main. Please read these articles: http://www.complexspiral.com/publications/containing-floats/ http://www.positioniseverything.net/easyclearing.html Zoe -- Zoe M. Gillenwater Design Services Manager UNC Highway Safety Research Center http://www.hsrc.unc.edu ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
