Ask HN: Is there a way to do this layout in HTML 5?(raw.gibney.org)

26 pointsby ge14 anni fa31 comments

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Ask HN: Is there a way to do this layout in HTML 5?

http://raw.gibney.org/height_test_quirks

Meanwhile jlft has posted the right answer to this. Scroll way down to see it. Its on the second last position of this thread.

34 comments

tambourine_man14 anni fa

Sure there is, here is my saturday morning no coffee's take on it:

   <!doctype html>
   
           <style type="text/css">
               * { -moz-box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-box-sizing: border-box; box-sizing: border-box; }
       
               html, body { 
                   height: 100%;
                   width: 100%;
                   border: 0px;
                   margin: 0px;
                   padding: 0px;
               }
   
               .header,.footer { 
                   width: 100%;
                   height: 10%; /*use percentage or fixed size*/
                   border: 1px solid red;
               }
   
               .content {
                   width: 100%;
                   height: 80%;
               }
   
               .leftPanel, .rightPanel {
                   width: 50%;
                   float: left;
                   border: 1px solid red;
                   height: 100%;
               }
   
           </style>
   
           <body>
               <div class="header">Hey I'm a header</div>
               <div class="content">
                   <div class="leftPanel">Left Panel Here</div>
                   <div class="rightPanel">Right Panel</div>
               </div>
               <div class="footer">I'm a footer</div>
           </body>

You should probably ask this question on StackOverflow.com

And it's probably been answered there already.But what heck.

ge14 anni fa

Its not the same. You made a lot of changes. For example deleting the textarea and other elements.

tambourine_man14 anni fa

Just put the textarea in the left panel.

He asked for the layout in HTML5, not the same code. Separating content from presentation is a better practice than shoveling it all in a table.

   <!doctype html>
   
           <style type="text/css">
               * { -moz-box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-box-sizing: border-box; box-sizing: border-box; }
       
               html, body, form { 
                   height: 100%;
                   width: 100%;
                   border: 0px;
                   margin: 0px;
                   padding: 0px;
               }
   
               .header,.footer { 
                   width: 100%;
                   height: 10%; /*use percentage or fixed size*/
                   border: 1px solid red;
               }
   
               .content {
                   width: 100%;
                   height: 80%;
               }
   
               .leftPanel, .rightPanel {
                   width: 50%;
                   float: left;
                   border: 1px solid red;
                   height: 100%;
               }

               textarea { width: 100%; height: 100% }
   
           </style>
   
           <body>
               <form action="go.php" method="post">
                   <div class="header">Hey I'm a header</div>
                   <div class="content">
                       <div class="leftPanel">
                           <textarea name="text">Write here</textarea>
                       </div>
                       <div class="rightPanel">Right Panel</div>
                   </div>
                   <div class="footer">
                       I'm a footer, hit submit<br>
                       <input type="submit" class="submit" value="submit" name="" />
                   </div>
               </form>
           </body>

ge14 anni fa

Same problem as with "thegooley"s solution.

tambourine_man14 anni fa

change height: 10% to min-height: 10% in “.header, .footer” ?

ge14 anni fa

Not the same. In the original, the footer adopts its height to its content. Putting in a min-height of 10% will not accomplish that. You can simply verify it by comparing your solution and the original visually. They look completely different.

Please be aware, that meanwhile there is a working solution here:

http://raw.gibney.org/height_test_standards_2

It was suggested by jlft but his post got no upvotes, so its burried almost on the bottom of this thread.

JOfferijns14 anni fa

You should probably ask this question on StackOverflow.com

ge14 anni fa

Good suggestion. Will do that if no solution comes up on HN.

the114 anni fa

http://pastehtml.com/view/c6bge5hig.html

table { position:absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; ....

ge14 anni fa

Its not the same. The textarea does not resize to the parents height in this solution. Also it extends into the right half of the screen.

fallenhitokiri14 anni fa

You need 6 div. one container. Everything goes in there. One header, one wrapper that holds the two big boxes and a footer.

Set HTML & body height to 100%. If you don't your container and other divs will likely ignore your height:100%

Everything else you need from there is float, position, clear, width and height. Should even be compatible with most versions of IE.

Sp yes it is possible and even simple with HTML and CSS. No need for tables.

ge14 anni fa

There have been solutions been suggested without tables. Look through this thread. Nothing works so far.

jlft14 anni fa

Add this:

form { height: 100%; } td {height: 100%; }

ge14 anni fa

The best solution so far!

http://raw.gibney.org/height_test_standards_1

Only problem: The textare is slighty misaligned.

b0gey514 anni fa

you just need to add this to textarea

-webkit-box-sizing: border-box; -moz-box-sizing: border-box; box-sizing: border-box;

ge14 anni fa

Awesome! We got it!

http://raw.gibney.org/height_test_standards_2

Olreich14 anni fa

The form is the element screwing you over. It's compressing everything to minimum. Set form{height:100%} and it spans the page again. You can also move the form just inside of the table and get the desired effect.

ge14 anni fa

jlft already suggested this. Please see his reply. And if possible upvote it. He made the best solution so far, but his post is burried down below.

Fyrilin14 anni fa

You may find this useful: http://matthewjamestaylor.com/blog/equal-height-columns-2-co...

EvaPeron14 anni fa

It has been a while since I have played around with HTML (do Java at work, mostly) but surely one can do tables in HTML 5, as in previous versions? If not, something wrong there, IMO...

thegooley14 anni fa

Is this the kind of code that you're looking for? http://files.thegooley.com/example-fullpage-app.html

ge14 anni fa

No, its not the same. When the text in the footer wraps, it leaves the page so you cannot read it anymore. In my example that does not happen. If you left all the text the same, that would be easier to see.

thegooley14 anni fa

Ah yes, this method does set the height of the header and footer as constant.

benmanns14 anni fa

Here's a jsFiddle in HTML5 mode with the table code pre-entered if anyone wants to play with it: http://jsfiddle.net/bzf9W/

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dous14 anni fa

https://gist.github.com/3193548

ge14 anni fa

Same problem as with "the1"s solution.

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meric14 anni fa

Do you have to use <table>?

leviathan14 anni fa

that's precisely his question I guess; can you do this in HTML5 and CSS without resorting to javascript hacks?

ge14 anni fa

Right, im looking for a pure HTML 5 + CSS solution. Just like it is in quirks mode.

jbranchaud14 anni fa

IMO, the use of <table> should be avoided in a solution, tables are not intended for page layout.

ge14 anni fa

I just need this layout. With or without a table. As long as it looks and behaves the same.