This page is here to demonstrate the "Full Length" style sheet.
The Styles
There are several styles that can be used on the pages of this web site. If you're using a reasonable browser, you can choose them from the selection of "alternate stylesheets." In Mozilla, select "Use Style" from the "View" menu.
These pages are here for the benefit of those using browsers that don't do CSS as well, Internet Explorer in particular. They might also help people actually notice the alternate styles—most sites don't use them, so people don't look for them.
In addition to the style sheet in question, all of the styles use some common CSS rules as well.
This Style
This style provides a nice border down the left side of the page which holds the navigation links. This bar is created with a funky hack: it's actually a really wide left margin on the main body of the page. It just happens to line up with the links; when everything's positioned correctly it's a nice effect.
It works pretty well in all of the browsers I've seen it in, it was for a long time the default for the site.