Please help me link to #location; it messes up whole page

[asteffes]

Quick layout of my site:I have a 3 <div> column webpage. All columns are full-height/liquid.

Problem: My left column has a link to a location on the center column like this:

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On my center column, I have an anchor tag like this:
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When I use this method it scrolls the center column to that location and leaves all the other columns in their original position. The result is a very messy setup with all of the <divs> rearranged. on the screen and no way to revert back.

Are there any suggestions on how to have the whole page scroll to the desired location instead of just the center column? thanks for any help!

[rdrake]

Hm... so you have a div like so, and an anchor like so?

code:

<div id="middle_column">     <a href="#target">Click me!</a>     </p><a name="target"></a>I'm the target, go me.</p> </div>

If so, could you please post an example page? Also, be sure to test in multiple browsers. This problem could be thanks to incorrect rendering (ie. Internet Explorer, the plague of the internet).