simple css problem - which "height" to set for container

Hi,

i got a simple CSS layout with only 6 classes.

The layout is ok but it get messed up when the "maincontent" height is
greater thant the "container" div. Please have a look at my code ! The page has
to be short when there is little content , and has to expand when there is a
lot of content (so i cannot only set the height to 1000px).

Have a look with Firefox at http://www.sas.ulaval.ca/temp/css.html

Thanks for your help,

J-P

Hi

You shouldn't set a height on a div unless you are very sure you won't
run into this kind of problem. You should allow the container to
collapse to the content height.

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Yes, thanks for you answer.

But if, i dont set a height, my "container" div, will have 1 pixel height
(wont expand). Only the maincontent div will expand, but not my design.
Although my layout is quite simple, I know there is something wrong with my
code, but i still haven't found the answer....
my page, includind the css, is here : http://www.sas.ulaval.ca/temp/css.html

But if, i dont set a height, my "container" div, will have 1 pixel height
(wont expand).

Not so. The container will expand to wrap its contents, unless you have
used floats within, and then all you have to do is to clear the float before
closing the container.

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"jtulip22" <jtulip22 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

Yes, thanks for you answer.

But if, i dont set a height, my "container" div, will have 1 pixel height
(wont expand). Only the maincontent div will expand, but not my design.
Although my layout is quite simple, I know there is something wrong with
my
code, but i still haven't found the answer....
my page, includind the css, is here :
http://www.sas.ulaval.ca/temp/css.html

On Sat, 1 Jul 2006 16:18:02 +0000 (UTC), "jtulip22"
<jtulip22 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

But if, i dont set a height, my "container" div, will have 1 pixel height
(wont expand). Only the maincontent div will expand, but not my design.
Although my layout is quite simple, I know there is something wrong with my
code, but i still haven't found the answer....

Read this: http://www.complexspiral.com/publica...aining-floats/

Gary