We all know the problems that arise when we try to build multi-column layouts in which the columns are of equal height. It has been well documented elsewhere, so I won’t go into the details here. A project I recently worked on required an elastic layout with two columns of equal height, each with a different background color. As usual, there was no way to tell which column would be taller. I immed
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