xLibrary - Using a custom IHttpHandler to access embedded JavaScript

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>

<x_symbol id='xColEqualizer'>

<sources>
  <src><file>xcolequalizer.js</file><note><![CDATA[Default.]]></note></src>
</sources>

<copyright>Original by moi. Modified by Mike Foster.</copyright>
<license>Part of X, a Cross-Browser Javascript Library, Distributed under the terms of the GNU LGPL</license>

<groups>
  <grp>Size</grp>
</groups>

<type>Function</type>

<description><![CDATA[Equalize the heights of any number of columns. Pass any number of pairs of elements to this function.]]></description>

<syntax>xColEqualizer(parent1, child1, parent2, child2, ...)</syntax>

<parameters>
  <par><name>parent1</name><note><![CDATA[element reference or id string of relative or absolute column.]]></note></par>
  <par><name>child1</name><note><![CDATA[element reference or id string of static child (content container).]]></note></par>
</parameters>

<return><![CDATA[the height to which each column was set.]]></return>

<dependencies>
  <dep>xHeight</dep>
</dependencies>

<demos>
  <demo><url>http://cross-browser.com/x/examples/layout3.html</url><note><![CDATA[This demo does not use xColEqualizer but it uses the same technique.]]></note></demo>
</demos>

<tests>
</tests>

<comments>
  <comment><date>10Oct06</date><author>mf</author><note><![CDATA[Equalizing column heights has been explored in a number of different applications. It is highly dependent on the HTML structure. Here is the structure I have found to work well with this technique. A 'column' should be a DIV with position:absolute or position:relative. Contained within this column DIV should be a 'content container' DIV with position:static. The column DIV should have overflow:hidden, and the child DIV should have overflow:visible.]]></note></comment>
  <comment><date>9Oct06</date><author>mf</author><note><![CDATA[Thanks, moi!]]></note></comment>
</comments>

<revisions>
  <rev><num>1</num><date>8Nov05</date><author>mf</author><note><![CDATA[Initial release.]]></note></rev>
</revisions>

</x_symbol>