[WSG] div not scaling to 100% of parent

hello, http://mcmonagle.biz/OTI/BOXTEST.HTM the above link shows an example of a css layout in progress with colored borders to show the boxes. Notice the pink box in the left column. I would like it to scale to 100% of so that it reaches the bottom(stopping at the blue spacer div.) Here is

Re: [WSG] div not scaling to 100% of parent

Hi Kvnmcwebn, I beleive your problem is that your containing block (WrapperBody) does not have an explicit height set. If your element's containing block does not have an explicit height set, and you set your element's height to a percentage, then it is treated as 'auto'. You can see this by

Re: [WSG] div not scaling to 100% of parent

Thanks mike, that does the trick. -kvnmcwebn (Sorry if this is off topic for the list but I didnt see an email for mike) ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some