Standard 5 box css

[beforetheyknew]

What css do i use to set up the standard 5 box website? i forget its formal name, whats it called? The website layout, with a header, footer, centred centre page and the a right and left side.

[pritaeas]

In my opinion this is the best reference:
http://matthewjamestaylor.com/blog/perfect-3-column.htm

[Frankey]

i would go for css blueprint framework! They got nice templates and you can be sure it is all validated.

[drjohn]

In my opinion this is the best reference:
http://matthewjamestaylor.com/blog/perfect-3-column.htm

That's one overly complicated way to get a simple three col layout!!!

<div id=wrapper>
<div id=header>
</div>
<div id=left>
</div>
<div id=content>
</div>
<div id=right>
</div>
<div id=footer>
</div>
</div>

That's how the rest of the world does it. With left, content and right all floated left. body has margin 0 and padding 0. Wrapper is given padding 0 and usually margin 0 auto. Width for header and footer usually the same as wrapper, and they both have margin 0 and padding 0.

Job done.

PS Formal name? ? ?

[beforetheyknew]

Aww thanks man, formal name, i just meant are lecturer referred to the website with a header, left, centre, right, and footer as something. Doesn't matter. Thanks guys.

[drjohn]

Perhaps the lecturer said standard three column layout

It's not an official name or anything, just something many people call it.

There's also the joke name of "Holy Grail" layout