Two Column HTML and CSS Starter Template

This is quick and dirty little CSS template I like to use when im doing web pages that would fit the two column style. Instead of having to retype code I know I will probably use like header, footer, menu, content, etc. I can just drop this right in my editor. With a little bit of tweaking, I can take this template and create a great looking web site. Take a look at the source:


/* fix white space around edge */
html, body
{
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
height: 100%;
}

#container
{
margin: 0 auto;
width: 100%;
background: #fff;
}

#header
{
background: #ccc;
padding: 20px;
}

#header h1 { margin: 0; }

#navigation
{
float: left;
width: 100%;
background: #333;
}

#navigation ul
{
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}

#navigation ul li
{
list-style-type: none;
display: inline;
}

#navigation li a
{
display: block;
float: left;
padding: 5px 10px;
color: #fff;
text-decoration: none;
border-right: 1px solid #fff;
}

#navigation li a:hover { background: #383; }

#content-container
{
float: left;
width: 100%;
background: #FFF /*url(layout-two-liquid-background.gif) repeat-y 68% 0 */;
}

#content
{
clear: left;
float: left;
width: 60%;
padding: 20px 0;
margin: 0 0 0 4%;
display: inline;
}

#content h2 { margin: 0; }

#right
{
float: right;
width: 26%;
padding: 20px 0;
margin: 0 3% 0 0;
display: inline;
}

#right h3 { margin: 0; }

#footer
{
clear: left;
background: #ccc;
text-align: right;
padding: 20px;
height: 1%;
}
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And the associated html:

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="test.css" />
<div id="container">
<div id="header">
<h1>
Site name
</h1>
</div>
<div id="navigation">
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="#">About</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Services</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Contact us</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<div id="content-container">
<div id="content">
<h2>
Page heading
</h2>
<p>
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</p>
<p>
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</p>
<p>
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</p>
</div>
<div id="aside">
<h3>
Right
</h3>
<p>
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</p>
</div>
<div id="footer">
Copyright © Site name, 20XX
</div>
</div>
</div>