adjust carousel height to image height (responsive) - html

Question

I am using the bootstrap caroussel template.
There is 4 images, all four in 1330*500px. By default image stretches on window resizing. I managed to keep the original image ratio with a CSS width:100% , height:auto setting for the image. Problem is carousel container won't adjust (and I see a gray gap instead)... How can I adjust carrousel height to image height within (tried to adjust carousel height in % or using padding-bottom in % too, but doesn't work) ?
Thanks.
html :
<div id="myCarousel" class="carousel slide" data-ride="carousel" data-interval="false">
<!-- Indicators -->
<ol class="carousel-indicators">
<li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="0" class="active"></li>
<li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="1"></li>
<li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="2"></li>
<li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="3"></li>
</ol>
<div class="carousel-inner">
<div class="item active">
<img src="#" alt="First slide">
<div class="container">
<div class="carousel-caption">
<img src="#">
</div>
</div>
</div>
css:
/* Carousel base class */
.carousel
{
height: 500px;
margin-bottom: 10px;
}
/* Since positioning the image, we need to help out the caption */
.carousel-caption
{
}
/* Declare heights because of positioning of img element */
.carousel .item
{
height: 500px;
background-color: #777;
margin-top: 0px;
}
.carousel-inner > .item > img
{
position: relative;
top: 0;
left: 0;
min-width: 100%;
height: auto;
}

Answer 1

By overwriting bootstrap's css and adding height:500px to the carousel class, you seem to be be breaking the slider. I created a simple carousel in bootply and left out all of your Css. And now everything works as expected and the height adjust itself correctly without any grey gap. I also added Bootstrap's container, row and column divs. I don't know if you had them setup, but I recommend you do. I used images with the same dimensions you specified.
Here is the BOOTPLY EXAMPLE. Click on the desktop and mobile icon situed on the top-right to see how it will look on different resolution.
Hope this helps
Html:
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-lg-12">
<div id="carousel-example-generic" class="carousel slide" data-ride="carousel">
<!-- Indicators -->
<ol class="carousel-indicators">
<li data-target="#carousel-example-generic" data-slide-to="0" class="active"></li>
<li data-target="#carousel-example-generic" data-slide-to="1"></li>
<li data-target="#carousel-example-generic" data-slide-to="2"></li>
<li data-target="#carousel-example-generic" data-slide-to="3"></li>
</ol>
<!-- Wrapper for slides -->
<div class="carousel-inner">
<div class="item active">
<img src="images/img-1.jpg" alt="...">
<div class="carousel-caption">
...
</div>
</div>
<div class="item">
<img src="images/img-2.jpg" alt="...">
<div class="carousel-caption">
...
</div>
</div>
<div class="item">
<img src="images/img-3.jpg" alt="...">
<div class="carousel-caption">
...
</div>
</div>
<div class="item">
<img src="images/img-4.jpg" alt="...">
<div class="carousel-caption">
...
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Controls -->
<a class="left carousel-control" href="#carousel-example-generic" role="button" data-slide="prev">
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-left"></span>
</a>
<a class="right carousel-control" href="#carousel-example-generic" role="button" data-slide="next">
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right"></span>
</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>