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I never get the right screensize...Whatever I do?!
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Unless the client requests a design that won't allow it, I design websites to flex width between around 780 wide and 1100 wide, making the content column the flex width, and fixing the nav column widths. You have to hack IE6 to get that to work, but it's worth it. You might also find these layouts helpful, with the addition of another mainwrapper around all.
Layout Gala: a collection of 40 CSS layouts based on the same markup and ready for download!
I like the rework! It is a tiny bit more subdued in tone, though as you can see from Sands' reaction, you're still going to get the either love it or hate it reaction. Also, fixing heights is rarely a good idea, especially when you have text blocks. Not everyone uses default text size in their browser. If, in firefox, you view/text size/increase your layout starts to fall apart immediately. I usually harden mine to withstand three increase clicks and still be usable.