categoryallspace2-Design Web Design Document Design CSS Design>Web Design>Document Design>CSS http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Design/Web-Design/Document-Design/CSS A directory of resources about design and web design and document design and css in the field of technical communication. en-us Copyright (c) 2005-08 by the EServer. All rights reserved. tclib-editorial@eserver.org (TC Library Editorial Board) webmaster@eserver.org (Geoffrey Sauer) http://tc.eserver.org/images/newlogo.gif Design>Web Design>Document Design>CSS http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Design/Web-Design/Document-Design/CSS Multi-Column Layouts Climb Out of the Box http://tc.eserver.org/28709.html http://tc.eserver.org/28709.html A project I recently worked on required an elastic layout with two columns of equal height, each with a different background color. As usual, there was no way to tell which column would be taller. I immediately thought of Dan Cederholm's Faux Columns, but I needed an elastic layout. I also looked at the One True Layout, but this seemed buggy and required too much extra markup and too many hacks for my taste. Print Stylesheet: The Definitive Guide http://tc.eserver.org/28653.html http://tc.eserver.org/28653.html A print stylesheet will automatically make all your web pages print-friendly. Find out how to make one with this definitive guide. Automatic Magazine Layout http://tc.eserver.org/27932.html http://tc.eserver.org/27932.html You can't always count on having a professional designer around to resize and position your images for you, but you'd rather your page layout didn't look like it was created by orangutans. Harvey Kane builds a script that makes your life easier. Background Positioning vs. Centered Elements http://tc.eserver.org/27930.html http://tc.eserver.org/27930.html When the browser is told to center a background image within that container, it has to decide where the actual center lies. In the case of an odd total pixel width, the browser must select one side or the other of the central odd pixel as the "center" of the container. Position is Everything http://tc.eserver.org/27927.html http://tc.eserver.org/27927.html A site to explain some obtuse CSS bugs in modern browsers, provide demo examples of interesting CSS behaviors, and show how to 'make it work' without using tables for layout purposes.