Sorry not been following the thread but I think what you are looking for is elegantly displayed at http://www.glish.com/css/
-----Original Message----- From: Jason Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 25 March 2003 15:16 To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: css, dhtml question through css isn't there a getElementByID(YourScrollName.height) or something similiar? I remember bookmarking this page for a great reference to a clip height problem - worth a glance. http://www.experts-exchange.com/Web/Web_Languages/CSS/Q_20548842.html also - that site has quite a bit of good resources. I would personally spend days on another solution trying to avoid frames. jay miller Buckland, Ramon wrote: > Barney, > > I worked on a web application once that worked > (and looked) almost identical to what you have there. > > We used DHTML (DynAPI a JS Library) and it gave > height's etc of the <DIV>'s after content had been set.. > thus being able to put footers at the bottom. > > my point, yes it can be done, if DynAPI had the numbers available to > see then the browser has them.. take a look in the DynAPI library and > see how they did it. > > specifically the setHTML() function somewher > (been about 2 years sorry) > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Barney Boisvert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Tuesday, 25 March 2003 6:11 AM >>To: CF-Talk >>Subject: RE: OT: css, dhtml question >> >> >>Perhaps a better explaination is in order. The app is internal for an >>IE5.5+ only audience. It's quite visually complex, and I'm trying to >>keep the number of page loads down as the presentation changes as much >>as possible. I have a base page set up like this: >> >>+---------------+ >>| | >>+---+-------+---+ >>| | | | >>| | | | >>| | | | >>| | | | >>| | | | >>+---+-------+---+ >>| | >>+---------------+ >> >>The top 4 content areas all have variable content, while the footer is >>static. As well, the top 4 areas might not all be there, and they >>might be added or removed client-side. This is all working just dandy >>using absolute >>positioning and hiding stuff. However, I need to slap that >>footer bar at >>the bottom, and I need it to start below the other content areas (no >>overlap). I can't figure out a good way to do that, because >>I don't know >>how tall the middle 3 areas are (if they are present) until the client >>renders them. >> >>I might well be pursueing a pipe-dream, in which case I'll find >>another way, but it seems like this should be possible. >> >>thanks, >>barneyb >> >>--- >>Barney Boisvert, Senior Development Engineer >>AudienceCentral (formerly PIER System, Inc.) >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] voice : 360.671.8708 x12 >>fax : 360.647.5351 >> >>www.audiencecentral.com >> >> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Jason Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 10:53 AM >>>To: CF-Talk >>>Subject: Re: OT: css, dhtml question >>> >>> >>>Personally - I handle footers in .cfm includes.. I find it >> >>much easier - >> >>>and simply it includes it at the end of the code. So on shorter and >>>longer pages it simply displays at end. >>> >>>If you needed to actually "attach" a footer to the bottom >> >>of the browser >> >>>- something like >>><div id="FooterAbs" style="position: absolute; bottom: 0px; >>>z-index: 300;"> >>>would work. >>> >>>I added z-index more for demonstration - The issue is - that you can >>>overalp content. Unlike using an include - that will put it at the >>>bottom no matter what - you will need to scroll to get >> >>content beyone >> >>>viewable screen -but footer will hang on to the bottom edge. >>> >>>Use it carefully because there are almost always some trouble spots. >>>IF your footer can overlap content - not a biggie. In one >> >>case I used it >> >>>- I assigned z-index of -100 ( which also has it's own bugs >> >>on browser >> >>>versions) so on shorter page content the footer didn't interrupt. >>> >>>hope that helps >>>jay miller >>> >>>Barney Boisvert wrote: >>> >>>>Totally unrelated, but on the same topic. How might I go about >>> >>>putting a >>> >>>>footer bar at the bottom of my page using CSS, rather than a >>> >>>table. I've >>> >>>>had no problems with topbars, sidebars (either side) and the >>> >>>main content >>> >>>>pane(s), but I can't get stuff to sit at the bottom of the page >>> >>>correctly. >>> >>>>I tried 'bottom' (complementing top) but it seems to be >>> >>tied to the >> >>>>browser's size, not the page's size, which doesn't work if the >>> >>>page scrolls, >>> >>>>at least on IE6. >>>> >>>>Use JS to set it dynamically? >>>> >>>>footerbar.style.top = Math.max(menubar.style.height, >>>>contentpane.style.height) + topbar.style.height; >>>> >>>>that seems like a horrible way to do it to me. >>>> >>>>barneyb >>>> >>>>--- >>>>Barney Boisvert, Senior Development Engineer AudienceCentral >>>>(formerly PIER System, Inc.) [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>voice : 360.671.8708 x12 >>>>fax : 360.647.5351 >>>> >>>>www.audiencecentral.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>From: charlie griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 10:18 AM >>>>>To: CF-Talk >>>>>Subject: Re: OT: css, dhtml question >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>may want to give the <div class="sidebar"> a width... >>>>> >>>>>it might defined in the 'sidebar' class in the .css...i was too >>>>>lazy to look >>>>>:) >>>>> >>>>>charlie >>>>> >>>>>Mark A. Kruger - CFG writes: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Can someone give me the quick and dirty answer on why >>>>> >>this page doesn't >> >>>>>>render correctly in IE? >>>>>> >>>>>>http://www.thelifegate.net/Pages/ClassReg.asp >>>>>> >>>>>>thanks! >>>>>> >>>>>>-mk >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
