CSS Forum

**mr.aliks** · 01-20-2008, 02:02 AM

---> http://alloraweb.net/portfolio/Jeremy%20E/security/

This is my second page I coded today and I'm having the same problem. Everything looks right, except when I change the height from 917px to auto, the container just disappears.

I have the similar problem on my other site...why is this happening? What am I doing wrong?

Thanks

**chrishirst** · 07:00 AM

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except when I change the height from 917px to auto, the container just disappears.

As it would if it has no content.

auto height means as much height as you need to hold the content, and floated elements take up no height inside a container (apart from in IE and it's wannabe cousin Opera of course )

You will need to use a clearing element after the last floated element to "break" the float and restore the document flow. This will let the container height function as expected.

**mr.aliks** · 01-20-2008, 05:09 PM

could you explain that to me a little more? I'm just a novice at css, so i'm not quite following you.

**finda** · 05:18 AM

I am having the same problem, I would love to have more clarification here, css is new to me and I just can' get a grip on this container business.

Not to imped on your post, but here is a link to what I am working on:

< removed URL. PM finda if you need to see it >

**mr.aliks** · 01-21-2008, 11:15 PM

I got it figured out now. Basically I removed some unneeded "float:left" parameters and it would start to display the background. I fixed some other issues as well along the way. You wont see the fixed files in the link i provided though.

**finda** · 01-21-2008, 11:30 PM

so you just set a div at auto and placed layers over this and it automatically expanded? you just had to set some of your floats right? That doesn't seem to help me, it expands correctly when I type something in, just won't expand with images!

**mr.aliks** · 01-27-2008, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by finda

so you just set a div at auto and placed layers over this and it automatically expanded? you just had to set some of your floats right? That doesn't seem to help me, it expands correctly when I type something in, just won't expand with images!

Take a look at what I've changed here (you can read my comments in the css file):
http://alloraweb.net/portfolio/Jeremy%20E/realestate/

Here is a copy of what I've had before (the one with problems when you set the height to auto):
http://alloraweb.net/portfolio/Jerem...telemarketing/