function inherit(objidcolumn,objidcolumn2,objidcolumn3) {
  if (document.layers) {
    alert('sorry, no pretty layouts for netscape 4');
  }
  else if (document.getElementById) {
	
  column1 = document.getElementById(objidcolumn);
  column2 = document.getElementById(objidcolumn2);
  column3 = document.getElementById(objidcolumn3);
  
  columnHeight = column1.offsetHeight;
  
  if (column2.offsetHeight>columnHeight)
  	columnHeight = column2.offsetHeight;
  
  if (column3.offsetHeight>columnHeight)
    columnHeight = column3.offsetHeight;

  column1.style.height = (columnHeight-20) + 'px';
  column2.style.height = (columnHeight-20) + 'px';
  column3.style.height = (columnHeight-20) + 'px';

  return true
  }
}