Re: Tables VS. CSS (Footer at the bottom, 100% of the viewport)

On 2 Sep 2004 09:21:48 -0700, Tyler Carver <xfreshy222-2 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:

Eric B. Bednarz <bednarz (AT) fahr-zur-hoelle (DOT) org> wrote in message
news:<m3ekllaee1.fsf (AT) email (DOT) bednarz.nl>...

Have multiple advice with decreasing value:

1) Stop wanting that

I've had this response a number of times. Which is why I think css is
inadequate and has a long way to go. Many reasonable and simple
things are next to impossible (especially with layout).

Depends on how you define "reasonable". By putting an element as low as
possible - with variable space between it and the preceding content - you
are essentially asking the browser to tack it onto the bottom chrome or
lower. That's not a content-driven design.

Regardless of how attractive it is, that's not how CSS was designed.
Ultimately, what is lost if the footer bar is not flush to the bottom
chrome? Other than a perceived notion that there's wasted space below
(which is not really wasted, just extra)? You still have a very usable
page.

Remember, CSS thinks of the height of the page based on the content, not
on the viewport. Which makes all sorts of sense if you really think about
it.