Fluid, Downgradeable, Three-Column CSS Layout
Template
Template
This page demonstrates a fluid, downgradeable, three-column CSS layout. It uses the @import rule to hide the CSS not supported by NN4 so the content is accessible in that browser, but not in a 3-column layout.
Fluidity tested with IE 6.0, Mozilla 1.0, and Opera 6.01. Downgradeability tested with Netscape 4.75.
All my tests were done on Win98. If you would like to contribute a test report we welcome your comments here.
On June 17th, astronomers from the Lincoln Laboratory Near Earth Asteroid Research project (LINEAR) discovered a new Earth-crossing asteroid. Designated 2002 MN, the object is approximately 100 meters across and flew by us on June 14th.
What is most shocking is just how close it came to Earth. This is only the sixth known asteroid to penetrate the Moon's orbit, and by far the biggest. According to Brian G. Marsden (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), the object came within 120,000 kilometers (0.0008 astronomical unit) of impacting Earth... more.
This is the css included by the @import directive.
.header {
margin: 0%; padding: 0%;
background: transparent;
}
.colLeft {
position: absolute;
overflow:visible;
left:0%; top:auto;
width: 25%; height: auto;
margin:0%; padding:0%;
background: transparent;
}
.colCenter {
position: absolute;
overflow:visible;
left:25%; top:auto;
width: 50%; height: auto;
margin: 0%; padding: 0%;
background: transparent;
}
.colRight {
position: absolute;
overflow:visible;
left:75%; top:auto;
width: 25%; height: auto;
margin: 0%; padding: 0%;
background: transparent;
}
.content {
font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;
font-size: 12px;
color: #000000; background: #dddddd;
margin: 2px; padding: 2px;
border-left:1px solid #cccccc;
border-top:1px solid #cccccc;
border-right:1px solid #333333;
border-bottom:1px solid #333333;
}
The world's second-largest manufacturer of telescopes for serious astronomy enthusiasts has a new lease on life following the liquidation of its parent company. Yesterday three senior managers of Celestron International announced that they have purchased the assets of the company, as well as the name "Celestron," from now-defunct Tasco Worldwide. In a statement released yesterday Joseph A. Lupica Jr., Alan Hale, and Richard Hedrick pledged that they will continue to operate the business without interruption from its long-time headquarters in Torrance, California.
Celestron's fate came into question in late May when Tasco, which had purchased the legendary telescope maker in 1998, disclosed that it was liquidating its assets -- including Celestron -- after defaulting on some $30 million in loans. Lupica and his colleagues immediately entered into negotiations to save Celestron, which began mass-producing large-aperture Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes in the 1970s. But their efforts were hampered by lawsuits filed by Meade Instruments, also based in Southern California and the world's largest manufacturer of commercial telescopes.... more.