Yes, IE supports height auto. But if you need it to match it's parent
container (and you're worried about height:auto)
$(el).setStyle('height', el.getParent().getStyle('height'));
or even:
$(el).setStyle('height', el.getParent().getSize().y);
or if you insist on items having their own variable:
var el = $(el);
var parentHeight = el.getParent().getSize().y;
// set height
el.setStyle('height', parentHeight);
On Jan 30, 1:28 pm, csuwldcat <[email protected]> wrote:
> Uhhh...since when has IE not had height: auto;??? I am almost 100%
> sure this is supported in IE 6+. I guess I can really speak for below
> IE 6, I told those users to f*ck off long ago... :)
>
> On Jan 30, 10:15 am, Oskar Krawczyk <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Bear in mind that IE has no notion of "auto" values, ergo it's not a x-
> > browser solution – unless MT is automagically addressing this problem.
>
> > On Jan 30, 5:47 pm, Tom Occhino <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > $(el).setStyle('height', 'auto');
>
> > > On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 8:48 AM, Kasper22 <[email protected]>
> > > wrote:
>
> > > > Hi Guys,
>
> > > > I'm not sure if this is a bug, or maybe there is a better way, but
> > > > here is what I'm trying to to do. I have an element that has had its
> > > > height set by using the Element.setStyle(). Later I need that element
> > > > to go to a new height, which is just what ever the size of the
> > > > contained content inside that element is. I thought a good way to do
> > > > it would be change the style from a specified height to 'inherit'.
> > > > This works fine in real browsers, but our special friend IE throws an
> > > > error and says it doesn't know the property and throws and exception.
>
> > > > Is there a better way to make that change or is this a bug?
>
> > > > Thanks
> > > > Bryan
