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I have a div with a width of 970px. (That is, of course, excluding borders, margins and padding). I am placing two divs inside this, side-by-side. Here's their CSS:
#content { display: inline-block; width: 720px; border: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; }
#sidebar { display: inline-block; width: 246px; border: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; }
Now, this works fine when the total width of the internal divs is 966px or less. When I get larger than that, however, the second div sits beneath the first. Why is this so?
As far as I know, I should be able to have a total width of 970px before I hit problems?
I bet you have new line between these two divs in HTML, and that's the reason.
For following CSS:
#main { width: 970px; }
#content { display: inline-block; width: 720px; border: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; height: 200px; background: red; }
#sidebar { display: inline-block; width: 246px; border: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; height: 200px; background: blue; }
There is a difference between following 2 HTML markups:
<div id="main">
<div id="content"></div><div id="sidebar"></div>
</div>
and
<div id="main">
<div id="content"></div>
<div id="sidebar"></div>
</div>
Check this example: http://jsfiddle.net/vnguQ/ and notice white line between elements in second part.
There may be whitespace between both divs and inline block apply styles for that whitespace.Take a look at these links
http://css-tricks.com/fighting-the-space-between-inline-block-elements/
display: inline-block extra margin
How to remove the space between inline-block elements?
This problem happens when the main div having display property "block"(default one).
Add a property for the main div as dispaly:inline, it will automatically adjust the width for the inner divs. Change the css for main div.
#main { width: 970px; display:inline; }
#content { display: inline-block; width: 720px; border: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; height: 200px; background: red; }
#sidebar { display: inline-block; width: 246px; border: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; height: 200px; background: blue; }
Related
I know there are several similar questions answered here, but I can not seem to get this working.
I have two parent divs - one is like a frame with a border and padding, the second is a solid black background, and the third is where a transparent image will actually be placed. I need the two parent divs to expand their height based on the image's height.
I have this working for the div with the black background, but I can't get the parent div with the border to expand it's size:
Here is the fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/vpdj4kst/
#builder_container {
width: 100%;
/*overflow: auto;*/
position: relative;
padding: 8px;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
margin-bottom: 15px;
display: inline-block;
clear: both;
}
#builder_contents {
background: #000;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
position: relative;
display: block;
}
.builder_img {
width: 100%;
height: auto;
position: absolute;
}
<div id="builder_container">
<div id="builder_contents">
<img class="builder_img" src="image.png" />
</div>
</div>
This is because you have set the image to position: absolute; which will take it out of the flow causing the parent elements to act as if it wasn't there.
Elements that are positioned relatively are still considered to be in
the normal flow of elements in the document. In contrast, an element
that is positioned absolutely is taken out of the flow and thus takes
up no space when placing other elements.
Position (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/position)
Remove position: absolute; from .builder_img and the parent containers will react to its height.
#builder_container {
width: 100%;
/*overflow: auto;*/
position: relative;
padding: 8px;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
margin-bottom: 15px;
display: inline-block;
clear: both;
}
#builder_contents {
background: #000;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
position: relative;
display: block;
}
.builder_img {
width: 100%;
height: auto;
}
<div id="builder_container">
<div id="builder_contents">
<img class="builder_img" src="http://coolspotters.com/files/photos/1036167/adidas-st-girls-straw-hat-profile.png" />
</div>
</div>
I'm trying to layout a screen using div's and CSS. It's a simple layout at this point but I can't seem to get the div's to line up. I want one wrapper div with two div's within it: one aligned to the left and one aligned to the right. However, they end up on top of each other.
I know this question is simple. What am I missing here?
If I reduce the width of the right div to 60% it lines up right but shouldn't I be able to use 100% of the width of the parent div?
#product_wrapper {
display: inline-block;
height: 75%;
width: 75%;
background-color: white;
text-align: top;
margin: 0 auto;
}
#images_wrapper {
background-color: red;
display: inline-block;
height: 100%;
width: 30%;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
#content_wrapper {
background-color: blue;
display: inline-block;
height: 100%;
width: 70%;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
<div id="product_wrapper">
<div id="images_wrapper">Foo</div>
<div id="content_wrapper">Bar</div>
</div>
Float left your children elements:
jsBin demo
#product_wrapper > *{float:left;}
Note that inline-block causes the inner elements to actually act like inline elements
where white spaces count!
SO another way would be to modify your HTML removing the NewLine separator:
jsBin demo
<div id="images_wrapper">
Foo content
</div><div id="content_wrapper">
^^-------------------------------------- no space here
Bar content
</div>
The third way (the worst one) is to set font-size to 0 for the parent (will remove logically the child's white-space gap since is now '0'); >> and than reset the font-size for children elements to px (cause em will not work since parent has 0).
But that's a good way to loose track of dynamic and responsive font sizes expecially if you use em and size inheritances.
The problem is the whitespace in the html, which occupies some space between the elements.
One way of fixing it is
#product_wrapper {
font-size: 0; /* Hide whitespace in the html */
}
#images_wrapper, #content_wrapper {
font-size: 16px; /* Reset to whatever vaue */
}
#product_wrapper {
display: inline-block;
height: 75%;
width: 75%;
background-color: white;
text-align: top;
margin: 0 auto;
font-size: 0;
}
#images_wrapper, #content_wrapper {
font-size: 16px;
}
#images_wrapper {
background-color: red;
display: inline-block;
height: 100%;
width: 30%;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
#content_wrapper {
background-color: blue;
display: inline-block;
height: 100%;
width: 70%;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
<div id="product_wrapper">
<div id="images_wrapper">Foo</div>
<div id="content_wrapper">Bar</div>
</div>
Use float:left instead of display:inline-block
#product_wrapper {
display: inline-block;
height: 75%;
width: 75%;
background-color: white;
text-align: top;
margin: 0 auto;
}
#images_wrapper {
background-color: red;
float:left;
height: 100%;
width: 30%;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
#content_wrapper {
background-color: blue;
float:left;
height: 100%;
width: 70%;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
<div id="product_wrapper">
<div id="images_wrapper">Foo</div>
<div id="content_wrapper">Bar</div>
</div>
I am facing a same problem. I'm trying to create two separate rows (marked as red background color) to be aligned horizontally in the center. One of the row on the left side of center part, and second one on the right side of the center part.
Do I need to add something or change some values? I've been trying to do this for 2 hours now.
Any help will be appreciated. Thank you :)
.others {
position: relative;
vertical-align: middle;
width: 70%;
background-color: #d0d0d0;
height: 500px;
margin: auto;
padding: 40px 15% 20px 15%;
display: table;
}
.others p {
margin: 0px;
height: 300px;
float: left;
background-color: red;
}
<DIV CLASS="others">
<P ID="leftside">
News will be shown here as they appear.
</P>
<P ID="rightside">
Here you will be able to see our products.
</P>
</DIV>
.others {
position: relative;
vertical-align: middle;
width: 70%;
background-color: #d0d0d0;
height: 500px;
margin: auto;
padding: 40px 15% 20px 15%;
display: table;
}
.others p {
margin: 0px auto;
height: 300px;
width:50%;
display-inline-block;
text-align:center;
float: left;
background-color: red;
}
<DIV CLASS="others">
<P ID="leftside">
News will be shown here as they appear.
</P>
<P ID="rightside">
Here you will be able to see our products.
</P>
</DIV>
Worked for me just by removing float:left; and add display:table-cell; to .others p.
Fiddle
.others p {
margin: 0px;
height: 300px;
background-color: red;
display:table-cell;
}
.others p {
margin: 0px;
height: 300px;
background-color: red;
display:inline-block;
}
i think you shouldnt use <p> for positioning.
use <div> instead.
also using float:left or float:right might solve your problem.
Read up on using floating items here:
http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/pr_class_float.asp
Also, when using floats, browsers will assume there is nothing inside your 'container' <div>.
So i'd also suggest you read up on using css attribute overflow.
http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/pr_pos_overflow.asp
.others
{
position: relative;
vertical-align: middle;
width: 70%;
background-color: #d0d0d0;
height: 500px;
margin: auto;
padding: 40px 15% 20px 15%;
display: table;
}
#leftside
{
display:inline-block;
margin: 0px;
height: 300px;
width:50%;
float: left;
background-color: red;
}
#rightside
{
display:inline-block;
margin: 0px;
height: 300px;
width:50%;
float: right;
background-color: green;
}
<DIV CLASS="others">
<P ID="leftside">
News will be shown here as they appear.
</P>
<P ID="rightside">
Here you will be able to see our products.
</P>
</DIV>
You just need to provide to p a width value because you are floating the p elements to the left, every p element into the container will get out of the normal document flow and flow from left to right.
Just add width: 50% to every p element. like this:
.others p {
margin: 0px;
height: 300px;
float: left;
background-color: red;
width:50%;
}
Also provide a clearfix or overflow:hidden; to the .others in order to contain the floated elements within it's body.
Here is a demo to work with
Edit: Almost forgot. If you want to gain control onto your layout, provide also a min-width and a max-width value to the body container, so it doesn't strech to much on wide screens, nor it is contained to much on narrower screens. Also, try a css framework, like bootstrap. It will give you fine control onto your layout.
Cheers!
I found some code that creates the perfect two column layout with header and footer. The two columns stretch down and to the right perfectly, regardless of content, which is what I was looking for.
The problem: I cannot find a way of creating space between the two columns. I need the space because I'm using borders and it looks cramped as is. The columns are not floated and margins don't do the trick.
Can anybody think of a way of separating the two without breaking the functionality?
Here is the jsfiddle link:http://jsfiddle.net/7M9rg/3/
Many thanks!
Here is the code:
<div id="wrapper">
<div id="header">
</div>
<div id="main">
<div id="side">
<div id="side-stuff">
<ul>
<li>Home</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div id="content">
<p>Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has</p>
</div>
</div>
<div id="footer">© 2013 </div>
</div>
CSS:
/*css reset*/
html,body {position:relative;margin:0;padding:0;min-height:100%;width:100%;
height:100%;}
div,p,dl,dt,dd,ul,ol,li,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,pre,form,fieldset,input,
textarea,p,blockquote,th,td, figure {margin:0;padding:0;}
ol,ul {list-style:none;}
li {list-style-type: none;}
* { -moz-box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-box-sizing: border-box; box-sizing:
border-box; }
html, body {
font-family: Helvetica;
height: 100%; /*important for equal height columns*/
min-width: 650px;
}
#wrapper{
height: 100%; /*important for equal height columns*/
padding-bottom:130px; /*This must equal the height of your header*/}
#header{
height: 130px; /*This must equal padding bottom of wrap*/
display:block;
padding: 5px;
color: #fff;
border: thin solid #ebebeb;
border-radius: 10px;
margin: 10px;
background-image: url(Images/gradient.png);
background-repeat: repeat-x;
width: 99%;}
#main {
position: relative;
height: 100%; /*important for equal height columns*/
width: 99%;
overflow:auto;
display: table; /* This is needed fo children elements using display table cell*/
table-layout: fixed;
padding-bottom: 50px; /*This needs to match footer height*/
overflow: auto;
margin-left: 10px;}
#side{
background-color: #fff;
width: 150px;
margin: 10px;
vertical-align: top;
padding-top: 20px;
padding-right: 10px;
display: table-cell;
border-radius: 10px;
border: thin solid #CCC;}
#side-stuff{
display: block;
padding-left: 10px;}
#content{
background-color: #fff;
padding: 10px;
display: table-cell; /*To make sibling columns equal in height*/
margin-bottom:10px;
border-radius: 10px;
border: thin solid #CCC;}
#content-stuff{
width: auto;
height: auto;}
#footer{
position: relative;
height: 40px;
margin-top: -40px; /* margin-top is negative value of height */
margin-left: 10px;
clear: both; /* Use if floating elements */
color: #999;
width: 99%;
border: thin solid #ebebeb;
border-radius: 10px;
background-image: url(Images/footer_gradient.png);
background-repeat: repeat-x;
background-position: bottom;}
Because you are using display: table-cell, margins do not work.
Here is one work around. Create a separator as follows, and insert between #side and #content:
<hr class="spacer">
Style the new element as:
hr.spacer {
display: table-cell;
border: 1px;
width: 10px;
}
Set the width to a suitable value.
Fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/audetwebdesign/navc5/
This introduces an extra element but it is easy to implement and reliable.
Note that table-cell is not supported in IE7 and earlier. For some people, this is an issue.
Because your element is now effectively a table, you can use all properties that apply to tables. The border-spacing property is what you're looking for, and it applies to table elements.
http://jsfiddle.net/7M9rg/6/
#main {
border-spacing: 10px;
}
You'll need to do a bit of tinkering on the margins of surrounding elements to get your #main element back into position where it should be.
I'm having trouble getting my layout working correctly, I have a main div and a sidebar div these are both float: left if the screen size is resized or if its viewed on screen smaller that what I have designed on (1920x1080) then the sidebar div drops below the main content.
I tried placing a wrapper around each div, but this has no effect.
<div id="header">
[Header]
</div>
<div id="content">
[Content]
</div>
<div id="sideBar">
[SideBar]
</div>
<div id="footer">
[Footer]
</div>
body
{
width: 100%;
color: #000000;
background-color: #000000;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
#header
{
width: 100%;
height: 110px;
background-color: #336699;
color: #FFFFFF;
margin: 0px;
padding: 0px;
}
#content
{
float: left;
margin-left: 50px;
width: 70%;
height: 700px;
margin-top: 40px;
padding: 30px;
background-color: #FFFFFF;
margin-bottom: 40px;
}
#sideBar
{
float: left;
margin-left: 50px;
width: 15%;
height: 400px;
margin-top: 40px;
padding: 30px;
background-color: #FFFFFF;
}
#footer
{
width: 100%;
height: 80px;
background-color: #174555;
margin: 0px;
padding: 0px;
color: #ffffff;
clear: both;
}
Basicly both div's should resize until a certain size is reached, then scrolling should be enabled. I'm pretty sure I have done something simple wrong but i'm not much of a design person.
Example can be shown here : Link
Thanks for any advice :)
Karpie's right.
Also why not simply start out with one main div, say measuring 1000px in width, then work within that? If you can't do that then choose a measurement type, like px, and stick with for the widths, padding and margins of those elements. At least that would make it easier to do your math and know how much space you do or don't have.
I generally stick to relative measurements, like pixels (I don't like absolutes, it's personal. :P).
EDIT
Ok, try this, add a wrapper around the entire page (just to test, so bear with me). Give that wrapper an id of like #main-body or something, and define a width. Set the widths of the content and sidebar. If you minimize the screen, the sidebar shouldn't fall below the content div. It wil go outside the view port, though.
/* Wrap all in #main-body with specified width */
#main-body{
width:1000px;
margin:0 auto;
}
/* give these elements a relative width */
#content
{
float: left;
margin-left: 50px;
width:600px;
height: 700px;
margin-top: 40px;
padding: 30px;
background-color: #FFFFFF;
margin-bottom: 40px;
}
#sideBar
{
float: left;
width:100px;
margin-left: 50px;
height: 400px;
margin-top: 40px;
padding: 30px;
background-color: #FFFFFF;
}
Sorry for the length of this. :P
You're mixing up percentages and pixels. 70% width + 30px padding + 50px margin (all on content) + 50px margin + 15% width + 30px padding (all on sidebar) can add up to more than 100%.