In a nutshell, i want a right div float
to extend vertically 100%
but it only works when i don't include <doctype>
on my html
in today's standard, do i really have to add <doctype>
?
This is the result in Internet Explorer:
this is just simple html
<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
html, body {
padding:0;
margin:0;
height:100%;
}
#wrap {
background:red;
height:100%;
overflow:hidden;
}
#left {
background:yellow;
float:left;
width:70%;
min-height:100%;
}
#right {
background:pink;
float:right;
width:30%;
min-height:100%;
}
</style>
<body>
<div id="wrap">
<div id="left"> Content </div>
<div id="right"> Side Content </div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
You don't have to do anything, but the absence of the DOCTYPE is essentially asserting that you conform (in the loosest sense of the term) to an unknown/inconsistent "quirks" standard.
I imagine the solution is as simple as setting the height of the parent container to 100% or to a specific pixel height.
HTML
andBODY
elements.Working example: http://jsfiddle.net/7xxFj/
As @BoltClock pointed out in the comments, you probably want a layout that can extend beyond 100%. This requires a little more effort (but still works well within the standard).
This article shows several methods for accomplishing layouts with equal column heights. More methods here.
Use this Code
If you are thinking of considering IE (any version for that matter, lets not digress to this topic), then you are better of specifying the DOCTYPE. I have seen many pages which do not do this properly through IE into the famous Quirks mode.