Alicia Orth wrote:
> My goal is to create a layout that has the following:
>
>    1. 3 column layout with a header and footer (the footer can either
>       sit at the bottom of the 2nd column, with the 1st & 3rd columns
>       wrapping down beside it.  Or, it can sit under and span all 3
>       columns).
>    2. 100% width fluid layout - 1st & 3rd column are fixed width while
>       the 2nd column is fluid
>    3. All 3 columns will be filled with their own color and need to be
>       of equal height (I would prefer using color codes rather than
>       images if possible)
>    4. It can't matter which column will have the most/least amount of
>       content
>    5. If a page is short on content I would like the footer to stick to
>       the bottom of the page.  However, I don't want mock frames (the
>       header and footer should scroll with the page).
>    6. 100% height - if a page is short on content I would like the
>       columns to expand all the way down to the footer
>    7. I would like to be able to enforce the set width of the 1st and
>       3rd column.  I don't want long unbreakable URLs or emails to break
>       the set width.
>    8. I would like to avoid using JavaScript if possible.
>
>
>   

Have a look at http://www.pmob.co.uk/temp/3colfixedtest_explained.htm

I think he manages to meet most of your requirements.  I have adopted 
the "content first" version (link in left column on page), with some 
modifications.

Lori
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