Set canvas dimensions
by greatCar
HTML
<div id="parent" style="background-color:blue;width:140px;height:20px">
<canvas id="theCanvas" style="background-color: transparent;">
</canvas>
</div>
JavaScript
var canvas = document.getElementById("theCanvas");
var parent = document.getElementById("parent");
canvas.width = parent.offsetWidth;
canvas.height = parent.offsetHeight;
/**$(document).ready(function() {
var canvas = document.getElementById("theCanvas");
canvas.width = $("#parent").width();
canvas.height = $("#parent").height();
});**/