Problem with 3 column layout

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Fri, 2009-07-03 02:49

drewb

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I have a 3 column layout where columns 1 and 3 are fixed width and column 2 is stretchy. When I test the page by shrinking the width at some point (pretty quickly) column 3 is getting moved under the first two columns instead of column 2 just getting smaller. Can anyone help me fix the problem?

Code is below (I apologize for the extra CSS that is not related to the page).

CSS

.nav_sidebar, .main_content, .notifications, .col-1, .col-2, .col-4, .col-5, .col-6, .col-7{
}
/*======= width =======*/
.main{
	margin:0 auto;
	text-align:left;
	width:100%;
	max-width: 1100px;
	min-width: 800px;
	overflow: hidden;
}
 
/*======= member section =======*/
#member #content .nav_sidebar{ 
width=min:155px;
	width:155px;
	float: left;
 
}
#member #content .main_content{
	padding-right: 10px;
	margin-left: 10px;
	margin-bottom: 0px;
	width:61%;
	float: left;
}
#member #content .notifications{
	float: right;
	/*min-width: 183px;*/
	width:19.26%;
}
 
 
/*======= footer =======*/
#footer {
	height:35px;
	padding-top: 0.7em;
	float: left;
	width: 100%;
}
 
/* CSS Document */
* {
	padding: 0em;
	margin-top: 0;
	margin-right: 0;
	margin-bottom: 0;
	margin-left: 0;
}
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, pre, code {
	    font-size: 1em;
}
 
 
html, body { height:100%; }
body {font-size:100%; line-height:1em; background:url(../images/bg.gif) repeat-x top #467f8e}
html, input, textarea, .standard_text	{
	font-family: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color:#418383;
	font-size: 12pt;
	font-style: normal;
	font-weight: normal;
	font-variant: normal;
}	
 
hr {
	color:#418383;
	background-color:#418383;
	height:2px;
	margin-top: 5px;
	margin-bottom: 0px;
	width:100%;
}
 
div.container {
	overflow:visible;
	width: 100%;
	margin: 0em;
	float: left;
	background-image: url(../images/two_columns.png);
	background-position: 0 0;
	background-repeat: repeat-y;
}
a img{ border:0px}
img{ vertical-align:top;  }
 
a{
	color:#336666;
	text-decoration:underline
} 
a:hover{text-decoration:none}
 
.link{color:#ffac2a; background:url(../images/marker1.gif) top left no-repeat; font-weight:bold; padding-left:10px; background-position:0 5px;}
 
 
 
 
 
/*content*/
#content{
	width:100%;
	text-align:left;
	float: left;
}
#content #indent{
	padding:0 34px 0 37px;
}
 
/*nav side bar*/
 
.nav_sidebar {
 
}
.nav_sidebar h2 {
	color:#336666;
	background-color:#ffd6ad;
	font-size:15pt;
	text-align:center;
	font-weight: normal;
	padding-top:4px;
	padding-bottom:4px;
}
.nav_sidebar ul{margin-left:15px; margin-top:.4em; margin-bottom:.6em; padding-left:0em; list-style:none;}
.nav_sidebar ul li{
	background-position:left top;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	list-style-position: inside;
	line-height: 27px;
	text-indent: 0em;
	margin:0em;
	padding-left:0em;
	font-size:11pt
}
 
.nav_sidebar li.current {
	text-decoration:none;
	font-size:12pt;
	font-weight:bold
}
 
.nav_sidebar ol{margin-left:15px; margin-top:.4em; margin-bottom:.6em; padding-left:0em; list-style-type:decimal;}
.nav_sidebar ol li{
	background-position:left top;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	list-style-position: inside;
	line-height: 27px;
	text-indent: 0em;
	margin:0em;
	padding-left:0em;
	font-size:11pt;
	text-transform: capitalize;
}
 
 
.nav_sidebar li ul {
	font-weight:normal;
	list-style-type:none;
	margin-top:0;
	margin-bottom:0;
	padding-bottom:0;
	padding-left: 0.2em;
}
 
.nav_sidebar ul.content_list li {
	font-size:80%;
	line-height:14pt;
	padding-left:1.4em;
}
 
/* main content */
 
.main_content a {
	color:#ff7a22;
	text-decoration:underline;
}
 
.main_content h1 {
	font-size:22pt;
	color:#336666;
	text-align:center;
	margin-bottom:20px;
	font-weight: normal;
	text-transform: capitalize;
	line-height:normal;
}
 
.main_content h2 a {
	color:#336666;
	text-decoration:underline;
}
 
 
.content_container div {
	margin-top:15px;
	line-height: 140%;
}
 
.content_container hr + div {
	margin-top:10px;
	line-height: 140%;
}
 
 
.more_info, .extra_action {
	font-size:60%;
	vertical-align:super;
	font-weight:bold;
	text-decoration:none;
}
 
a.expand {
	font-size:60%;
	vertical-align: text-top;
}
 
.days_of_week label {
	padding-right:.25em;
}
 
#member .main_content ul {margin-left:0; padding-left:0em; list-style:none;}
#member .main_content ul li{
	background-position:left top;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background: url(../images/small_bullet.png) no-repeat 0px .28em;
	list-style-position: outside;
	line-height: 21px;
	text-indent: 0em;
	margin:0em;
	padding-left:1.1em;
	font-size:100%;
	}
 
ul.content_list {
	margin-left:1em;
	padding-left:0em;
	padding-bottom:1.5em;
	list-style:none;
}
ul.content_list li{
	background-position:left top;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background: url(../images/small_bullet.png) no-repeat 0px .28em;
	list-style-position: outside;
	line-height: 21px;
	text-indent: 0em;
	margin:0em;
	padding-left:1.1em;
	font-size:100%;
	}
 
ul.content_list ol li{
	background:none;
	padding-left:0;
}
 
ul.objs_with_action_plan li{
	padding-bottom:0px;
	background: url(../images/small_bullet.png) no-repeat 0px .28em;
}
 
ul.objs_with_action_plan ol{
	padding-top:5px;
	padding-bottom: 5px;
}
 
.objs_with_action_plan div {
	margin-top:0;
}
 
li table {
	margin-left:10px;
	padding-bottom: 5px;
}
 
ul.tt_list {
	margin-left:1em;
	padding-left:0em;
	padding-bottom:1em;
	list-style:none;
}
ul.tt_list li{
	background-position:left top;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background: url(../images/small_bullet.png) no-repeat 0px .28em;
	list-style-position: outside;
	line-height: 21px;
	text-indent: 0em;
	margin:0em;
	padding-left:1.4em;
	font-size:100%;
	}
 
.main_content ol {
	list-style-position: outside;
	margin-left: 2em;
}
 
.main_content h2 {
	font-family: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 18pt;
	line-height: 18pt;
	color: #336666;
	font-weight: normal;
	padding-bottom: 0.7em;
	text-transform: capitalize;
}
 
.main_content h3 {
	padding-bottom: 0.5em;
	text-transform: capitalize;
	padding-top: 0.2em;
}
 
.main_content h2 + h3, .main_content ul + h3 {
	padding-top: 0em;
}
 
.main_content ol + h3, .main_content ul + h3 {
	padding-top: .5em;
}
 
.main_content .my_label {
	font-weight:bold;
	width:100px;
	float: left;
}
 
.main_content .data {
	float:left;
	width: 500px;
}
 
.main_content h3 input {
	font-weight:bold;
}
 
.large_lines {
	line-height:200%;
}
 
input.checkbox {
	margin-right: 0.2em
}
 
form ul {
	list-style:none;
}
 
form ul li {
	padding-bottom:.3em;
}
 
form .radio {
padding-right:.25em;
}
 
/*notifications */
.notifications {
	font-size:10pt;
}
 
.notifications .frame {
	margin-right:10px;
	border-bottom-style:solid;
	border-bottom-color:#003333;
	border-top-width: 1px;
	border-right-width: 1px;
	border-bottom-width: 1px;
	border-left-width: 1px;
	border-top-style: solid;
	border-right-style: solid;
	border-left-style: solid;
}
.notifications h2 {
	color:#336666;
	background-color:#ffd6ad;
	font-size:15pt;
	text-align:center;
	font-weight: normal;
	border-bottom-style:solid;
	border-bottom-color:#003333;
	border-bottom-width: 1px;
	padding-top:4px;
	padding-bottom:4px;
}
 
.notifications h2 a {
	font-size:60%;
	vertical-align:text-top;
	font-weight:bold;
}
 
.notifications ul{margin-left:5px; margin-top:.4em; margin-bottom:.4em; padding-left:0em; list-style:none;padding-right:10px;}
.notifications ul li{
	background-position:left top;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background: url(../images/arrow_bullet.png) no-repeat 0px .29em; /*.28em*/
	list-style-position: outside;
	text-indent: 0em;
	margin:0em;
	padding-left:1.1em;
	margin-bottom:.6em;
}
 
.notifications .coaching_content {
	padding-left:15px;
	padding-right:10px;
	margin-top:.4em;
	margin-bottom:5px;
	font-size:100%;
}
 
.notifications .spacer {
	height:22px;
}
 
.notifications #coaching a {
	color:#ff7a22;
}
 
.center { text-align:center }
 
 
 
 
/*box*/
.box{
	width:100%;
	float: left;
	left: 0;
	right: 0;
	background-color: #fff;
}
.box .corner-bottom-left {
	background:url(../images/corner_white_bl.png) no-repeat left bottom;
	overflow: visible;
	float:inherit;
	width: 100%;
}
.box .corner-bottom-right {
	background:url(../images/corner_white_br.png) no-repeat right bottom;
	width:100%;
	float:inherit;
}
.box .corner-top-left {
	background:url(../images/corner_white_tl.png) no-repeat left top;
	width:100%;
	float:inherit;
}
.box .corner-top-right {
	background:url(../images/corner_white_tr.png) no-repeat right top;
	width:100%;
	float:inherit;
}
.box .inner_indent{
	padding-top: 18px;
	padding-right: 10px;
	padding-bottom: 10px;
	padding-left: 0px;
	float:inherit;
	width: 100%;
}
 
#learn_more_container {	text-align: center; padding-bottom:50px;}
 
 
select{font-size:.84em; color:#2d3331; height:20px;	font-family:Tahoma;}
 
.h{ height:25px}
/*input{
   	border:1px solid #6297a5; 
	background:#FFFFFF;
	font-size:1em;
	padding-left:5px;
	padding-top:2px
}*/
.top_review {
	border-top-width: 2px;
	border-right-width: 2px;
	border-bottom-width: 2px;
	border-left-width: 2px;
	border-top-style: solid;
	border-right-style: none;
	border-bottom-style: solid;
	border-left-style: none;
	margin-bottom: 1em;
}

html:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
<head>
<title>Home | Your Small Business Success</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<meta http-equiv="Content-Style-Type" content="text/css" />
<link href="../../css/member.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<link href="../../css/layout.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
 
<script src="../../javascript/scw.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
 
</head>
 
<body  id="member">
 
<div id="content" style="margin-top:30px">		
        <div id="indent">
            <div class="box">
<div class="container">
       <div class="corner-bottom-left">
          <div class="corner-top-left">                          
          <div class="corner-bottom-right">
          <div class="corner-top-right"> 
          <div class="inner_indent">
          <div class="nav_sidebar">
                  <h2>Nav 1</h2>
                                   	<ul><li><a href="#">Lorem ipsum dolor</a></li>
    	                                <li><a href="#">consectetaur</a></li>
                                    </ul>
                  <h2>Nav 2</h2>
									<ul>
	                                    <li><a href="#" class="active">eiusmod</a></li>
    	                                <li><a href="#">ipsum dolor sit</a></li>
                                         <li><a href="#">tempor incididunt</a></li>
                                    </ul>
 
              </div>
              <div class="main_content content_container">
             <h1>Plan Summary</h1>
           		<div id="big_picture">
                    <h2><a href="#">Heading 1</a></h2>
                    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetaur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.</div>
                <div id="3_month">
					<h2><a href="#">Heading 2</a></h2>
                    <ul>
                		<li>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet</li>
                		<li>consectetaur adipisicing elit</li>
                		<li>sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt</li>
               		  </ul>
                </div>
			    <div id="1_year">
             <h2> <a href="#">Heading 3</a></h2>
              <ul>
                		<li>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet</li>
                		<li>consectetaur adipisicing elit</li>
                		<li>sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt</li>
               		  </ul>
            </div>
                </div>
              <div class="notifications">
                    <div id="alerts" class="frame">
                    	<h2>Alerts</h2>
                        <ul>
                        <li><a href="#">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetaur adipisicing elit</a></li>
                        <li><a href="#">sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.</a></li>
                        </ul>
                    </div>
                    <div class="spacer"> </div>
                    <div id="coaching" class="frame">
                    	<h2>Box<a href="#"></a></h2>
                        <div class="coaching_content"?>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetaur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.</div>
                    </div>
                  </div>
                  </div>
 
 
                  </div>
            </div>
 
                </div>
             </div>
                </div>
                </div>
 
 
 
 
 
 
  </div>
  </div>
 
 
</body>
</html>

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Fri, 2009-07-03 02:53

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Fri, 2009-07-03 16:45

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Fixed the problem

I was able to fix the problem by changing the layout to use negative margins.

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