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My div id="topcol" is showing a far smaller area than it should. It's supposed to include the 4 "options". The options are relative so that the option titles can be absolute and overlay the images in each option.
I realise this is probably a really basic mistake but I've been struggling with it for hours
html:
<div id="cols">
<div id="topcol">
<h1 id="content_title">BrightWell Smart Page Services</h1>
<div class="options" id="op1" name="General Links"><img class="optionicons" src="generalLinks.jpg"/><span class="optiontitle">General Links</span></div>
<div class="options" id="op2" name="Useful Online Tools"><img class="optionicons" src="Toolbox.jpg"/><span class="optiontitle">Useful Online Tools</span></div>
<div class="options" id="op3" name="IT Links"><img class="optionicons" src="ITSupport.jpg"/><span class="optiontitle">IT Links</span></div>
<div class="options" id="op4" name="Utility"><img class="optionicons" src="utility.jpg"/><span class="optiontitle">Utility</span></div>
</div>
<div id="botcol">
<div id="infopanel">
</div>
</div>
</div>
css:
html {
font-family: 'FuturaW01-LightCondense 774878',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
font-weight: lighter;
}
#cols {
z-index:1;
position: absolute;
top:0;
left:0;
height:100%;
width:100%;
}
#topcol {
height:auto;
width:100%;
}
#botcol {
width:100%;
}
#content_title {
font-size: 32px;
line-height: 1.2;
}
.options {
margin-left:2.5%;
margin-right:2.5%;
height:30%;
width:19%;
float:left;
border: black solid 1px;
position:relative;
}
#op1{
}
#op2{
}
#op3{
float:right;
}
#op4{
float:right;
}
.optiontitle {
color: blue;
position:absolute;
top:0;
left:0;
text-align:center;
font-size:200%;
width:100%;
}
.optionicons {
height:100%;
width:100%;
}
#infopanel {
width:100%;
height:100%;
}
Since you float the children divs, the are removed from the normal flow and the parent (topcol) collapses as if they weren't there. You can add overflow:auto to your #topcol rules to restore the behavior you're after.