Layout Help

[major neb]

Okay I have got a bit of an oldskool layout that I want to use.

You can see the problem I am having in the pic. I have a box in the middle of the page that links to an include for my news. But I can't guarantee how long this will be. When it extends past the bottom of my layout, I get blank space. I have a small tile to continue my left panel down the page, but no matter where I put it, it won't repeat down the page. I don't want to repeat the main left panel.

Any help much appreciated!

Major Neb

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[justame]

maj...
ummm ifin' ya had your table just a coded® with two tds...
<table><tr><td>this is for your left column...aka just a crosswordy® outline background with vertical blue strip??? </td><td> nowwwwwwww put alll your 'rounded' dont mind /me kinda 'inner' tables in here...</td></tr></table>

n' thattt way??? your 'left' column willl just a lways® be the length of the right...:O)))
n' for the background of the left <td> use just a horizontal® slice of your 'look'...aka say ummm looks like 150 wide by say 40high to do the pattern verticallly repeated ...:O)))