Fri, 2004-08-13 18:34
i have 2 nested div's
<div 'container'>
<span>stuff</span>
<div id='big box'>
<h1>stretch me... ... ... ... ...</h1>
</div>
</div>
I need the big box to stretch to an unknown width that is wider than the container without stretching the container.
The container cannot be any wider than is required to output the contents of the span tag.
the width of either of these div's is unknown
thnx,
Fri, 2004-08-13 21:33
#1
big div inside little div
Hi Gasolene,
I would try positioning the inner div absolute or relative and give it a z-index.
Hope that helps
Fri, 2004-08-13 21:47
#2
big div inside little div
thnx,
i was able to get the div to expand beyond the parent div with position: absolute;
however, any div's inside the inner div 'big box', will not stretch to the width of big box when using netscape 7.
I can't get the two h1 tags in the inner div to be the same length without giving them an exact width.
<div 'container' style="position: relative;">
<span>stuff</span>
<div id='big box' style="position: absolute;">
<h1 style="width: 100%;">stretch me... ... ... ... ...</h1>
<h1 style="width: 100%;">smaller line</h1>
</div>
</div>
ie 6 works fine