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Joe Isaacson
Joe Isaacson

Reputation: 4132

Absolute Div Fill Remainder of Window

I have 3 divs, all positioned: absolute, but the div I want to fill the width of the window will only adapt to the length of the text within it. I want the yellow div #help to fill the remainder of the window.

I know this sounds noob but I cannot find the solution anywhere.

<div id="tab1">tab1</div>
<div id="tab2">tab2</div>
<div id="help">help</div>

    #tab1 {position: absolute;
    bottom; 0px;
    right: 0px;
    width: 50px;
    height: 20px;
    background-color: green;
}


#tab2 {position: absolute;
    bottom; 0px;
    right: 50px;
    width: 50px;
    height: 20px;
    background-color: yellow;
}

#help {position: absolute;
    bottom; 0px;
    right: 100px;
    height: 20px;
    background-color: red;
}

JS Fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/FBWzX/

Upvotes: 1

Views: 541

Answers (1)

kapa
kapa

Reputation: 78681

If you want #help to stretch, you can set the left and right values at the same time. This trick also works with top and bottom. Absolute positioned elements are quite flexible.

#help {
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    right: 100px;
}

jsFiddle Demo

Upvotes: 2

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