Three column web design with variable sides

Question

I\'ve been trying to come up with a way to create a 3 column web design where the center column has a constant width and is always centered. The columns to the left and right a

Answer 1

This article at A List Apart has a solution resulting in a 3-column layout that will :

• have a fluid center with fixed width sidebars,

• allow the center column to appear first in the source,

• allow any column to be the tallest,

• require only a single extra div of markup, and

• require very simple CSS, with minimal patches.