Div background color

Question

hi:
PHP, MySQL
i have a master page where each row is displayed using an
inline list
with text pulled fron a DB and 2 of the <li> with
background color/image
specified in the CSS div
what i need is filling the lower item background to the same
height as
the taller one. is it possible with lists and CSS or should i
deal with
a table?
you can see what i mean here where the the first "column"
should have
the background color covering the row height:
http://82.223.148.78/test/jdoe/images/activities_master.gif
tia,
jdoe

Answer 1

Steve wrote:
> If you post your URL or code, we can probably solve
this.
i moved from list to table, i need to see if i have a backup
> I'm thinking that
> you'll need to force the height attribute on the list
item so that all of
> the <li> sections are the same height. But I can't
be sure without seeing
> the code.
i tried it and it works. but then every "row" has the same
height no
matter how long the content is. and what i need is them
adjusting its
height according to the content as it occurs in tables. or in
lists
without height (but with the problem that background colors
only cover
the area with content as in the screen capture in the link at
the bottom
>
> Steve
>
> "John Doe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> hi Steve:
>>
>> i finally used a table, quit and easy. anyway, i'm
curious how to do it
>> with CSS and lists
>>
>> thanks for your advice,
>>
>> jdoe
>>
>> Steve wrote:
>>> Hi JD
>>>
>>> IMHO, it's usually better to use a table for
repeating database output,
>>> but I'm sure that this can be done using CSS and
<li> only if you want.
>>> Could you post a URL to your page?
>>>
>>> If you decide to use a table, read this:
>>>
>>>
http://www.web-max.ca/PHP/misc_14.php
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>> "John Doe" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>> hi:
>>>>
>>>> PHP, MySQL
>>>>
>>>> i have a master page where each row is
displayed using an inline list
>>>> with text pulled fron a DB and 2 of the
<li> with background color/image
>>>> specified in the CSS div
>>>>
>>>> what i need is filling the lower item
background to the same height as
>>>> the taller one. is it possible with lists
and CSS or should i deal with
>>>> a table?
>>>>
>>>> you can see what i mean here where the the
first "column" should have
>>>> the background color covering the row
height:
>>>>
>>>>
http://82.223.148.78/test/jdoe/images/activities_master.gif
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> tia,
>>>>
>>>> jdoe
>>>>
>>>>
>