How do I create an HTML table with a fixed/frozen left column and a scrollable body?

Question

I need a simple solution. I know it\'s similar to some other questions, like:

• HTML table with fixed headers and a fixed column?
• How can I lock the fir

Answer 1

Here is another modification of the most popular answer, but with handling of variable length of text in the first column labels: http://jsfiddle.net/ozx56n41/

Basically, I'm using the second column for creating row height, like was mentioned. But my fiddle actually works unlike most mentioned above.

HTML:

    

        

            

                
This is a long label
                
This is a long label
                
QWERTYUIOPASDFGHJKLZXCVBNM
                
QWERTYUIOPASDFGHJKLZXCVBNM
            
            

                
Short label
                
Short label
                
QWERTYUIOPASDFGHJKLZXCVBNM
                
QWERTYUIOPASDFGHJKLZXCVBNM
            
        
    

CSS:

body {
    font: 16px Calibri;
}
#outerdiv {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    width: 100%;
    border-top: 1px solid grey;
}
#innerdiv {
    overflow-x: scroll;
    margin-left: 100px;
    overflow-y: visible;
    padding-bottom: 1px;
}
table {
    border-collapse:separate;
}
td {
    margin: 0;
    border: 1px solid grey;
    border-top-width: 0;
    border-left-width: 0px;
    padding: 10px;
}
td.headcol {
    /* Frozen 1st column */
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: auto;
    border-bottom-width: 1px;
    padding: 0;
    border-left-width: 1px;
}
td.hiddenheadcol {
    /* Hidden 2nd column to create height */
    max-width: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    padding: 0;
}
td.headcol div {
    /* Text container in the 1st column */
    width: 100px;
    max-width: 100px;
    background: lightblue;
    padding: 10px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}
td.hiddenheadcol div {
    /* Text container in the 2nd column */
    width: 100px;
    max-width: 100px;
    background: red;
    padding: 10px;
}
td.long {
    background:yellow;
    letter-spacing:1em;
}