Complicated Layout!

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5720552/complicated-css-layout-need-some-help

by UnsungHero97

HTML

<div id="wrapper">
    <div id="content">
        <div id="foo">
            <!-- stuff here that isn't relevant -->
            <img src="http://dummyimage.com/500x65/dad/fff&text=foo+content" alt="" height="65" width="500">
        </div>
        
        <div id="stuff">
            <p>some content</p>
            <p><a id="clickme" href="#"> click here to show/hide content</a></p>
            
            <div id="show-hide">
                <p>some content</p><p>some content</p><p>some content</p><p>some content</p><p>some content</p>
                <p>some content</p><p>some content</p><p>some content</p><p>some content</p><p>some content</p><p>some content</p>
                <p>some content</p><p>some content</p><p>some content</p><p>some content</p><p>some content</p><p>some content</p>
                
                <h1>HTML Ipsum Presents</h1>
                <p>First Paragraph: Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas.</p>
                <p>Vestibulum tortor quam, feugiat vitae, ultricies eget, tempor sit amet, ante. Donec eu libero sit amet quam egestas semper. Aenean ultricies mi vitae est.</p>
                <p>Mauris placerat eleifend leo.</p>
                <p>Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas.</p>
                <p>Vestibulum tortor quam, feugiat vitae, ultricies eget, tempor sit amet, ante. Donec eu libero sit amet quam egestas semper. Aenean ultricies mi vitae est.</p>
                <p>Mauris placerat eleifend leo.</p>
                <p>Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas.</p>
            </div>
            
            
        </div>
        
        <div id="sidebar">
            <ul>
                <li>asdf</li>
                <li>asdf</li>
                <li>asdf</li>
                <li>asdf</li>
                <li>asdf</li>
            </ul>
        </div>
 ...

CSS

html, body {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    height: 100%;
}

#wrapper {
    position: relative;
    height: 100%;
}

#content {
    position: relative;
    background-color: #C9E6FF;
    margin: 0 auto;
    width: 900px;
    min-height: 100%;
}

#foo {background: #fff;}
#foo img {display: block; margin: 0 auto;}

#footer {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 49px;
    text-align: center;
    background: #fff;
    border-top: 1px solid #ddd;
}

#footer p {
    color: #777777;
    font-size: 12px;
    line-height: 4;
    text-align: center;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}


/* dependent elements */
#sidebar, #stuff {
    position: absolute;
    top: 65px; /* height of everything above the pink/blue columns */
    bottom: 50px;
    overflow-y: auto;
}

#sidebar {
    width: 150px;
    background-color: #ffccff;  
}

#sidebar ul {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
    border-top: 1px solid #000;
}

#sidebar li {
    line-height: 5; /* adjust to get scroll */
    border-bottom: 1px solid #000;
}

#stuff {
    padding-bottom: 60px; /* to clear footer */
    margin-left: 170px;
}

.hide {display: none;}

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function() {
    $("#clickme").click(function() {
        $("#show-hide").toggleClass("hide");
        return false; // don't jump to the hash - fragment identifier
    });
});