I’m currently using StickyFloat http://plugins.jquery.com/project/stickyfloat and am dynamically changing the height of the div the object sits in via jQuery, the changing o
I wrote this plugin, and in a mysterious way I see it was deleted from the jQuery repository just this month! anyway, I have a blog post with all information, and re-posted the plugin, and by now it was updated to work better, utilizing event namespacing.
It is possible to just "kill" the plugin like so:
Note, this will kill all the floating menus if you have multiple ones.
$(window).unbind('scroll.sticky')
View my blogpost about this plugin which contains the links:
http://dropthebit.com/74/sticky-floating-box/
The plugin now supports sticking elements to the bottom and not only to the top