div lengths

philleep

Hi,

I have 2 vertical div's that are parrallel to each other. The both have; padding:10px; margin:10px; background-color:#FFFFFF;. So you can see the body background between the div's. The left div is a menu bar so has a set length. The right div contains the main content and hence the height of this div varies dependant on its content.

Ideally i want these divs to be the same length. can anyone tell me how i do this so that the menu div height is the same as the content div?

cheer,
Philleep

Apr 25 '07 #1

drhowarddrfine

Google for "faux columns" as one method. Other ways include creating a wrapper div around the two inside divs and setting the height of the wrapper. Then making the two inside divs height:100% of the parent.

Apr 25 '07 #2

philleep

i've tried to used the height funmction before but it never seems to work - cheers for the tip tho...

Apr 27 '07 #3

drhowarddrfine

Height depends on other elements being set which is why it sometimes appears not to work.

Apr 27 '07 #4