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CSS & Layout: Faux columns or display: table?

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    • CommentAuthorricardo
    • CommentTimeSep 30th 2008
     
    Two column layout, sidebar needs a background the full height of the content. I know the faux columns technique (background image on the container). Is display: table any better now, or is IE7 still the problem?
    • CommentAuthorgridlock
    • CommentTimeSep 30th 2008
     
    IE7 doesn't support display: table, so you'd need a fallback anyway. Faux columns is still the pragmatic answer. Works everywhere, back to IE5.
    • CommentAuthorjenpowell
    • CommentTimeOct 1st 2008
     
    Keeps Clearfix tidy. Ask a moderator if a post goes missing.
    If the sidebar width is fixed, faux columns are trivial. If both columns are fluid it gets harder. The "One True Layout" equal height trick (huge padding-bottom and negative margin-bottom) works too, but breaks anchors in some browsers.
    • CommentAuthorricardo
    • CommentTimeOct 1st 2008
     
    Fixed width sidebar, so faux columns. Thanks.

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