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How can I keep a fixed element contained inside a relative element?

I have a fixed element (div) that I want to scroll with my page. However, when the fixed element reaches the end of the container (div) I want it to stop scrolling with the page. I'm trying to do this with CSS, or is jquery my best option? ...

css layout height issue with grid like layout

So I have a large form and have grouped the like elements in fieldsets but all the fieldsets have different heights. I float the fieldsets to the left so any extra fieldsets will be pushed underneath (think the next row when reaching the edge of the screen). How do I get all the field sets to have the same height as the tallest fieldse...

Displaying a <div> over a <canvas>

The problem, which exists in both Firefox and Chrome, is that I have a canvas with a solid background, and a div with a solid background color/image. The div is margined up over top of the canvas. The div does not display over the canvas. An interesting note is that if there is text inside the div it will properly get displayed. This wou...

CSS layout problem

If I have two 3in divs (a and b) and a 4in div (c). In a ten inch wide outer div. I want this layout 1234567890 # ruler ---------- # header aaaccccbbb # the divs in question But if that outer div becomes 8 inches I want this layout 12345678 -------- aaa bbb cccc Can that be done without JavaScript? I would do a-float:left b-floa...

Div Lights Fade Script - Not working on Mac?

Hello, I have a little javascript/css script that fades my website to black, except for the video in the middle, to give a sort of theatre effect Example : http://www.animefushigi.com/bleach-episode-293 Click LIGHTS OUT The script adds a black overlay on the entire page except for the "vidboxx" div. Some people say that it is worki...

jquery create a tooltip that does not disappear

Hello, I am looking to build a tooltip that allows the user to click links within that tooltip to allow them to navigate to various sections of the site. My problem is that the tooltip disappears when I leave the a with my mouse? what I want is for the tool tip to disappear if I change to a new a or click close on the tooltip, my jquer...

HTML5 validated by W3C (Working in Chrome, Firefox, Safari) Black screen in IE8

Evening all. I have created a basic HTML5 site. It validates in W3C validator. It seems to work fine in Chrome, Safari, Firefox etc. However, upon opening the page in IE8 I just get a black screen. The site can be found at www.soultrainer.co.uk I assumed I had missed a bracket out or something. However I am receiving 0 error messages...

Rails after_filter get javascript and stylesheet values

Is it possible in rails using a filter that appears, after the view (after_filter), to collect the data that has appeared inside of the javascript_include_tag and stylesheet_link_tag methods? for example: ---rails view starts javascript_include_tag 'file.js' ---rails view is complete and after_filter runs @js_files = get_included_java...

Need some help with CSS div stretching~!

First of here is what I'm trying to achieve : http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/1516/sitelayout.png I just cant get the content div working as I would like it, when you get too the page the div should stretch too the bottom if there isn't enough content too fill it, if there is too much content it should push down the footer. Here's w...

jQuery, given a Variable with DIV with items, how to scroll an Item to the Left

Hello, I have the following <div id="big" style="width:100%"> <div id="slider"> <div class="item" id="item1"><img src="some50x50.jpg" /></div> <div class="item" id="item2"><img src="some50x50.jpg" /></div> <div class="item" id="item3"><img src="some50x50.jpg" /></div> <div class="item" id="item4"><img src="some50x50.jpg" /></d...

CSS Floating trouble...

Hi I have this really strange error.... I have two elements: paragraph and a link with an image inside of it. Paragraph overlaps the link this results in that the link becomes ineffective... How fix this? Thanks in advance ;) EDIT: Instead I will give you a link to mi site : http://e-skaitykla.lt/ . Try the posts images are the links...

When is it more appropriate to use DIV instead of TABLE, and vice-versa?

Hey, I've noticed a variation of convention when it comes to using DIV tags instead of TABLE to separate/organize content on a web-page. In what situation is one more appropriate to use than the other? Clarification: This question is both general, and specific in that I'm mainly looking for which would be more ideal for page layout. T...

How to create CSS columns for many to many select boxes?

I've been tearing my hair out trying to convert a simple table layout to CSS! I'm sure I'm missing something (like a decent knowledge of CSS :) In this form I have a many-to-many selection facility. The user can type values into a text box, matching values are displayed in the "Available" select box, and buttons exist to move options ...

How to morph multi-part css properties with Mootools Fx?

There are some css properties that can only(as far as I know) be modified as a set of values, like text-shadow (text-shadow:<xOffset> <yOffset> <radius> <color>;). I've seen some referred to as shorthand values, even though I've never seen the longer syntax version. So, in a nutshell I'd like to modify individual parts of a declaration ...

css tabs with jquery

Hi All, I have this html file with some css styles now I am trying to create vertical tabs but when the page loads all the content is being displayed then if I select any particular tab only content of that tab is display but I am just worried when the page. How come all the tab content is being displayed? below is the code. <!DOCTYPE ...

document.getElementById('box').style.width="10px"; Doesn't work?

I cannot seem to get this script to work. Can anyone please help? The DIV's width is not defined. It just stretches across the whole page. <html> <head> <style type="text/css"> #box{ height:100px; border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000; } </style> <script> document.getElementById('box').style.width="10px"; </s...

jQuery Prepending a DIV by sliding it down.

Hello I have the following: $('#container').prepend("<ul><li>Stuff</li></ul>').hide().slideDown(); I want the NEW UL to slide Down. but the above is sliding down the entire #container.. How can I prepend an item to the top, and then slide it down.. Kinda like how Twitter used to show you your new tweet. Thank you. ...

Auto resize div when resizing browser

In my page, I have a form inside a div. When I resize the browser, some parts of the form won't be seen and scroll bars will appear. How can I do it in css wherein after resizing, the whole form will still be visible without having to use scroll bars? ...

Fit element next to another one?

I'm trying to position a little down arrow beside a textbox. jsFiddle example How can I make the box fit snuggly against the input, such that their tops and bottoms align? Must be a way to grab the position info was JS/jQuery and then... what, should I absolute-position it? Edit: Got it pretty darn close to how I want. It's still a...

Low-level javascript framework that abstracts away html/css?

Honestly, now when we have so many javascript features on the frontend I really wish javascript in the browsers could replace html and css entirely. We could deal with objects (structure + design + functionality) instead of html elements and css that style these elements. But since that is never going to happen, I wonder if there is an...