Hoping to change a fluid height sidebar to fixed

  • valgray

    (@valgray)


    16 years, 7 months ago

    Hi. I’m hoping to find someone that knows how to do this and would please let me know.
    I found a theme I really like but am hoping to find a way to modify it. The theme is loaded on catsandcoupons.com.
    The theme has 3 columns, the left and right both being fluid height sidebars.
    Can someone please tell me if there is a fairly easy to understand way to make my left and right sidebars the full length of the page? The width is perfect, I just don’t like the height being fluid.
    By doing this it will give the white page a little subtle color on the sides and break up the big white space. Also, having the columns uneven bugs me.
    Thanks very much.

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  • nicely

    (@nicely)

    16 years, 3 months ago

    I’m trying to figure this out on my site…

    Anyone?

    WebFadds

    (@webfadds)

    16 years, 3 months ago

    Hi Nicely –

    This will require some editing and reworking. Reach me at WebFadds.com if you’d like a quote.

    Best…

    – Scott
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    Jo Hawke

    (@viabledesign)

    16 years, 3 months ago

    I think the easiest (and most accessible) way to accomplish this is by using the “faux columns” method. Basically, you create a background image containing the appropriate colors for all three columns (or however many you want). A List Apart has an excellent article on doing this: http://alistapart.com/articles/fauxcolumns/

    Jo

    malmethod

    (@malmethod)

    16 years, 3 months ago

    viabledesign, thank you so much!

    nicely

    (@nicely)

    16 years, 3 months ago

    Thanks for the comments! I’ve tried the faux way, but as I have a different background for the body and page vs the content area and sidebar, that doesn’t work.

    See http://fayettenamrecords.com/beta/

    Is this just impossible?

    Adam

    moshu

    (@moshu)

    16 years, 3 months ago

    WebFadds,
    next time read the Forum Rules section F before posting!

    Jo Hawke

    (@viabledesign)

    16 years, 3 months ago

    Adam,

    The background I was referring to is for the div that could contain both the “narrowcolumn” and the “sidebar,” not the page body. You could feasibly create a horizontal sliver of an image — white for the “narrowcolumn” and orange for the border and tan for the “sidebar” — and y-repeat it throughout the container div.

    I hope that’s not confusing. I really like your site design, especially the little village-like graphic around the search box. (What is that, btw?) I don’t remember there being so much gray at the top last night, though…

    Jo

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