dynamic border using css help

[iostream71]

i'm trying to make a dynamically sized border from images for some content using only css(no tables). i can make one that works with static sizes, but it won't work if i use percentages

basically want this layout:

|lCorner| |middle| |rCorner|

|lSide| content |rSide|

|lCorner| |middle| |rCorner|



hope that mades sense

 

[xso]

Hello there,

I'm afraid this is not possible. According to choices available in TopStyle and the documentation (CSS, The Defintive Guide), you have to define a length (px, pt, em...) but percentages are not allowed.

Of course, you should be able to do it on the server-side, if you create your pages via a server-side technology (php, jsp, asp...). Just do something like the following:

border-width: $variable;

And write a script that instantiate $variable as a % of, i.e., the image width.

I hope this helps.

Cheers,

xso

 

[iostream71]

hmm...well that's too bad. thnx anyways

 

[cian]

I wouldnt give up yet, surely all you need is coloured DIVs to act as your border?

http://www.glish.com

show a layout technique using percentages for both positioning and width. Might be worth a look.


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