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Asked: 2026-06-02T00:03:24+00:00

I have two divs contained in a wrapper, which size is relative to the

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I have two divs contained in a wrapper, which size is relative to the height of the body. One of the divs has a fixed height, the other one is supposed to fill up the wrapper div and let the overflown content scroll (only the inner div).

Fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/HvC7K/

Usually I calculate the height of “#contactlist” via jQuery, but this time I need the page to be responsive. When I resize the browser window “#contactlist” is stuck at its defined height.
Do I have to recalculate the height everytime the body size changes or is there a way to get it done in CSS?

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  1. Editorial Team

    I’m not positive, but I think you want to use some absolute positioning.

    JSFiddle Demo

    You could also set overflow: auto; and the scrollbars won’t show unless necessary.

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