try this:
var wh = $(window).height(); // window height
var mt = $('#myDiv').offset().top; // top position
of #myDiv
$(mt).css('height', wh - mt - 20 + 'px'); // set height
of #myDiv
On Sep 29, 8:33 am, Kabelkultur Gotland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well, the $(window).height() gets the height for me.
>
> What I need is something to measure the distance from the window top
> and down to the element top.
> And then subtract it from the window height, minus another 20 pix ad
> use that value as height for the div.
>
> If the window is 1000 px high, and the div starts 300px down, I'd like
> to get 100 - 300 - 20 = 680
> And then apply this as height for the div.
>
> And this needs to be done without mixing in other elements that might
> or might not be part of the dom tree between the window top and the
> elements top position.
>
> So I guess that the problem lies within the second measuring parameter
> of my function:
> $ (".tableHolder").offset().top - this for some reason uses other
> positioned elements for its calculation, and I need it not to.
>
> Regards, Torgil - kabelkultur.se
