I have a wrapper div which contans 2 divs next to each other. Above this container I have a div that contains my header. The wrapper div must be 100% minus the height of the
If you need to support IE6, use JavaScript so manage the size of the wrapper div (set the position of the element in pixels after reading the window size). If you don't want to use JavaScript, then this can't be done. There are workarounds but expect a week or two to make it work in every case and in every browser.
For other modern browsers, use this css:
position: absolute;
top: 60px;
bottom: 0px;
This doesn't exactly answer the question as posed, but it does create the same visual effect that you are trying to achieve.
<style>
body {
border:0;
padding:0;
margin:0;
padding-top:60px;
}
#header {
position:absolute;
top:0;
height:60px;
width:100%;
}
#wrapper {
height:100%;
width:100%;
}
</style>
If you don't want to use absolute positioning and all that jazz, here's a fix I like to use:
your html:
<body>
<div id="header"></div>
<div id="wrapper"></div>
</body>
your css:
body {
height:100%;
padding-top:60px;
}
#header {
margin-top:60px;
height:60px;
}
#wrapper {
height:100%;
}
You can do something like height: calc(100% - nPx); for example height: calc(100% - 70px);
div {
height: 100%;
height: -webkit-calc(100% - 60px);
height: -moz-calc(100% - 60px);
height: calc(100% - 60px);
}
Make sure while using less
height: ~calc(100% - 60px);
Otherwise less is no going to compile it correctly
great one... now i have stopped using % he he he... except for the main container as shown below:
<div id="divContainer">
<div id="divHeader">
</div>
<div id="divContentArea">
<div id="divContentLeft">
</div>
<div id="divContentRight">
</div>
</div>
<div id="divFooter">
</div>
</div>
and here is the css:
#divContainer {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
}
#divHeader {
position: absolute;
left: 0px;
top: 0px;
right: 0px;
height: 28px;
}
#divContentArea {
position: absolute;
left: 0px;
top: 30px;
right: 0px;
bottom: 30px;
}
#divContentLeft {
position: absolute;
top: 0px;
left: 0px;
width: 250px;
bottom: 0px;
}
#divContentRight {
position: absolute;
top: 0px;
left: 254px;
right: 0px;
bottom: 0px;
}
#divFooter {
position: absolute;
height: 28px;
left: 0px;
bottom: 0px;
right: 0px;
}
i tested this in all known browsers and is working fine. Are there any drawbacks using this way?