Styling the #content ContainerThe #content container needs to be set to float: left so that it sits beside the #nav container. You also will need to set a width, which in this case will be 475px. To create a gutter between the two columns, use margin-left: 45px. Finally, padding needs to be applied to the top and bottom of the container. You will need to use padding: 15px 0 as shown in Listing 19.9. The results can be seen in Figure 19.8. Listing 19.9. CSS Code for Styling the #content Containerbody { text-align: center; background: #B0BFC2; color: #444; } #container { text-align: left; margin: 0 auto; width: 700px; background: #FFF url(header-base.gif) repeat-y; } h1 { background: #D36832; color: #FFF; padding: 20px; margin: 0; border-bottom: 5px solid #387A9B; } #nav { float: left; width: 130px; display: inline; margin-left: 20px; padding: 15px 0; } #nav ul { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style-type: none; text-align: right; } #nav li { background: url(header-bullet.gif) no-repeat 100% .4em; padding: 0 10px 5px 0; } #content { float: left; width: 475px; margin-left: 45px; padding: 15px 0; } Figure 19.8. Screenshot of styled #content container. |