Cannot properly set Flexbox div - html

I have small problem with my code.
With small amount of text it looks like really good ( firefox / chromium - window maximized ):
CSS:
* { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
html, body { height: 100%; max-height: 100%; overflow: hidden; width: 100%; }
body > div:last-child > div { width: 100%; }
body{
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
}
body > div:first-child{
display: flex;
flex-grow: 0;
height: auto;
}
body > div:first-child > div{flex-grow: 1;}
body > div:last-child{
align-items: center;
background-color: black;
color: white;
display: flex;
flex-grow: 1;
overflow: auto;
}
HTML:
<body>
<div>
<div style="background-color: red;">Left</div>
<div style="background-color: green; text-align: center;">Center</div>
<div style="background-color: blue; text-align: right;">Right</div>
</div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Start<br>
Test<br>Test<br>Test<br>Test<br>Test<br>
Test<br>Test<br>Test<br>Test<br>Test<br>
Test<br>Test<br>Test<br>Test<br>Test<br>
Test<br>Test<br>Test<br>Test<br>Test<br>
Test<br>Test<br>Test<br>Test<br>Test<br>
End
</div>
</div>
</body>
But when I add: "Test(...)" x2 - I have a problem with height, which is by default set to auto.
Here's a JSFIDDLE.
Here's a JSFIDDLE with x2 text - this is my issue.
Thanks for any help.

I don't know why adding a flex-basis value works, fixes the problem, but it does:
http://jsfiddle.net/Sd8qm/5/
* {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
html, body {
height: 100%;
max-height: 100%;
overflow: hidden;
width: 100%;
}
body > div:last-child > div {
width: 100%;
}
body {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
}
body > div:first-child {
display: flex;
flex: 0 auto;
height: auto;
}
body > div:first-child > div {
flex-grow: 1;
}
body > div:last-child {
align-items: center;
background-color: black;
color: white;
flex: 1 0 0; /* here */
overflow: auto;
}
Also, don't set elements to display: flex unless you actually need them to be flex containers.

You used a lot of unnecessary CSS code.
See this example.
I'm using this CSS to align the menu divs:
float: left;
width: 33%;
or you can try adding z-index: 3; to body > div:first-child > div
and also add height: 20px; to your menu.
Example 2
Update
You may want to try this method: Example 3

the top line gets shrinked because even you didn't specify it, the body > div:first-child is shrinkable because the default value of flex-shrink is 1
add flex-shrink:0 and you will resolve the problem
demo http://jsfiddle.net/kN2x4/13/

Related

Content overflowing flex item despite overflow property

I have a pretty simple page setup in the following manner using flexboxes:
The blue div is supposed to make up 25% in height and the violet div 75%. In case there are too many lines in the blue div, it should stay the same size an show a scrollbar. This works for a few lines, but breaks at some point and the blue div overflows and grows into the violet one. I'm new to flexboxes, so I don't really understand why this is happening. Would I be better off not using flexboxes? Thankful for any hints or pointer at this point.
This is the code I use (run in full page):
function lines(noLines) {
var text = "line</br>".repeat(noLines);
document.getElementById("lower").innerHTML = text;
}
* {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.body {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
min-height: 100vh;
}
#static1 {
height: 30px;
width: 100%;
background-color: red;
}
#static2 {
height: 40px;
width: 100%;
background-color: orange;
}
#content {
display: flex;
flex: 1;
}
#left {
width: 40%;
background-color: yellow;
}
#right {
width: 60%;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
}
#upper {
flex: 3 0;
background-color: violet;
}
#lower {
flex: 1;
background-color: blue;
overflow: auto;
}
<div class="body">
<div id="static1">Some static div</div>
<div id="static2">Another static div. Flexbox below fills rest of remaining screen.</div>
<div id="content">
<div id="left">
Left part, fixed width in percentage.</br>
Click to enter lines into the bottom right:</br>
<button onclick=lines(20)>Few Lines</button>
<button onclick=lines(200)>Many Lines</button>
</div>
<div id="right">
<div id="upper">Flexbox with flex=3.</div>
<div id="lower">Flexbox with flex=1.</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
For the overflow property to work properly, the container needs an actual height or max-height. Flex heights (you have flex: 1 on .content) won't cut it.
In order for overflow to have an effect, the block-level container
must have either a set height (height or max-height) or
white-space set to nowrap. ~ MDN
Since you already know the height of the primary container (100vh) and the first two rows (30px and 40px), the rest is simple using the calc() function.
function lines(noLines) {
var text = "line</br>".repeat(noLines);
document.getElementById("lower").innerHTML = text;
}
.body {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
height: 100vh; /* adjustment */
}
#static1 {
flex-shrink: 0; /* disable shrinking */
height: 30px;
/* width: 100%; */
background-color: red;
}
#static2 {
flex-shrink: 0; /* disable shrinking */
height: 40px;
/* width: 100%; */
background-color: orange;
}
#content {
height: calc(100vh - 70px); /* new */
display: flex;
/* flex: 1; */ /* may work in some browsers, but not reliable */
}
#left {
width: 40%;
background-color: yellow;
}
#right {
width: 60%;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
}
#upper {
flex: 3 0;
background-color: violet;
}
#lower {
flex: 1;
background-color: aqua; /* adjusted for illustration */
overflow: auto;
}
body {
margin: 0; /* new; override browser default */
}
* {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
<div class="body">
<div id="static1">Some static div</div>
<div id="static2">Another static div. Flexbox below fills rest of remaining screen.</div>
<div id="content">
<div id="left">
Left part, fixed width in percentage.<br> Click to enter lines into the bottom right:<br>
<button onclick=lines(20)>Few Lines</button>
<button onclick=lines(200)>Many Lines</button>
</div>
<div id="right">
<div id="upper">Flexbox with flex=3.</div>
<div id="lower">Flexbox with flex=1.</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
jsFiddle demo
I hope this is what you mean, but If I'm wrong, apologies. The problem I can see lies in the way you are using flex: 1 & flex: 3 to define the proportions of the right column, without specifying to what height their parent container has, i.e. #right has no height, so the box can always expand as it gets more filled with content.
Please try this, I hope this works and if I can answer anything else, just ask please.
The only thing I changed was your CSS and added max-height: calc(100vh - 70px); to the #right div. And changed overflow: auto; to overflow-y: scroll;
* {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.body {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
min-height: 100vh;
}
#static1 {
height: 30px;
width: 100%;
background-color: red;
}
#static2 {
height: 40px;
width: 100%;
background-color: orange;
}
#content {
display: flex;
flex: 1;
}
#left {
width: 40%;
background-color: yellow;
}
#right {
width: 60%;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
max-height: calc(100vh - 70px);
}
#upper {
flex: 3;
height: 75%;
background-color: violet;
}
#lower {
flex: 1;
height: 25%;
background-color: blue;
overflow-y: scroll;
}
Change the top part of CSS to this:
* {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
box-sizing: border-box;
}

flex direction "row" inside a flexbox with flex-direction "column"

I am trying to make a navbar using flexbox. In my code I have the actual navbar wrapped with flex- direction:"row" to align the logo and the button.
Now I want to have the nav-inner (the beige div) under the navbar (that should be 100vw wide), but actually it sits next to the navbar.
I have tried to change the flex-direction to "column" inside my nav-menu div, but the Hamburger button goes out of the screen. Am I doing something wrong?
body {
margin: 0;
overflow: hidden;
}
/* defaults */
.safe-view {
display: flex;
height: 100vh;
}
.hamburger {
height: 30px;
width: 30px;
}
/**/
/* navbar */
.navbar {
position: sticky;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: space-between;
padding: 0 30px;
width: 100vw;
font-size: 1.2em;
height: 100px;
}
.nav-menu {
width: 100%;
display: flex;
flex-direction:row;
/*flex-direction:column;*/
position: absolute;
height: 100%;
overflow: hidden;
background-color: white;
}
.nav-inner {
height: 100%;
width: 100%;
background-color: blanchedalmond;
}
/**/
<div class="safe-view">
<div class="nav-menu">
<div class="navbar">
<h1>logo</h1>
<button class="hamburger"></button>
</div>
<div class="nav-inner"></div>
</div>
</div>
This is a CSS box-model issue. You need to add box-sizing: border-box. This will ensure that padding is included in calculation of the width.
*{
box-sizing: border-box;
}
By default box-sizing is set to content-box. This will only care about the element content and shift padding and border outside of the element. That is why you saw the button push out to the right! This can also help you to understand further.
Also, flex-direction for .nav-menu needs to be set to column in order to position .nav-inner below.
Heres an alternative. I removed padding and just used calc() function to create padding. But always include box-sizing:border-box in your CSS :)
*{
box-sizing: border-box;
}
body {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
overflow: hidden;
}
.safe-view {
display: flex;
height: 100vh;
}
.navbar {
position: sticky;
display: flex;
flex-direction:row;
align-items: center;
justify-content: space-between;
width: calc(100vw - 60px);
margin: 0 auto;
font-size: 1.2em;
height: 100px;
}
.nav-menu {
width: 100%;
display: flex;
flex-direction:column;
position: absolute;
height: 100%;
overflow: hidden;
background-color: white;
}
.nav-inner {
height: 50px;
width: 100%;
background-color: blanchedalmond;
}
<div class="safe-view">
<div class="nav-menu">
<div class="navbar">
<h1 class="logo">logo</h1>
<button class="hamburger">button</button>
</div>
<div class="nav-inner"></div>
</div>
</div>

Fitting everything within a static flex column

I am trying to fit 4 divs within the view bounds of a non-scrolling column flexbox but I can't seem to get it working.
What I want:
What I experience:
I have no idea what I am doing and just randomly permutating flex-related CSS fields to try and fix it haha. If someone could point out what is wrong I would love you forever.
Here is the gist of my code:
body {
overflow: hidden;
margin: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
}
#flexcontent {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
}
#header #firstContent #secondContent {
flex: 1 1 auto;
}
#header {
background-color: green;
font-weight: 700;
align-content: center;
font-size: 7rem;
}
#firstContent {
background-color: red;
}
#secondContent {
background-color: yellow;
}
#picture {
background-color: blue;
flex: 0 1 auto;
}
<body>
<div id="flexcontainer">
<div id="header">Title</div>
<div id="picture"><img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/uw-s3-cdn/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2017/11/04133712/waterfall-1140x760.jpg"/></div>
<div id="firstContent">first</div>
<div id="secondContent">second</div>
</div>
</body>
Try this below. And use object-fit if image doesn't expand or shrink as expected or aspect ratio changes.
#flexcontainer {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
height: 100vh;
}
#picture {
flex: 1;
min-height: 0;
}
body {
margin: 0;
}
img {
object-fit: contain;
height: 100%;
width: auto;
}
<div id="flexcontainer">
<div id="header">Title</div>
<div id="picture"><img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/uw-s3-cdn/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2017/11/04133712/waterfall-1140x760.jpg" /></div>
<div id="firstContent">first</div>
<div id="secondContent">second</div>
</div>
Please check your container div id
<div id="flexcontainer">
change
#flexcontent {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
}
to
#flexcontainer {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
}
try object-fit for img
img {
object-fit: contain;
height: 100%;
}
there is a few thing to fix in your CSS, typo and value used
html, /* to inherit height */
body {
margin: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
}
#flexcontainer {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
min-height: 0; /* force size calculation*/
}
#header,/* you meant each one of them */
#firstContent,
#secondContent {
flex: 1;
margin: 2px 5vw;/* for demo */
}
#header {
background-color: green;
font-weight: 700;
/* align-content: center; or did you forget display:flex here */
font-size: calc(1rem + 2vw);
}
#firstContent {
background-color: red;
}
#secondContent {
background-color: yellow;
}
#picture {
display: flex;
min-height: 0; /* force size calculation*/
}
img {
max-height: 90%;/* whatever */
margin: auto;/* or align-content + justify-content : center on flex parent*/
}
<div id="flexcontainer">
<div id="header">Title</div>
<div id="picture"><img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/uw-s3-cdn/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2017/11/04133712/waterfall-1140x760.jpg" /></div>
<div id="firstContent">first</div>
<div id="secondContent">second</div>
</div>
Allow the item holding the image to shrink below its content size.
Define the parameters of the image.
(Tested in Chrome, Firefox and Edge.)
#flexcontainer {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
height: 100vh;
}
#picture {
min-height: 0;
background-color: blue;
}
#picture>img {
width: 100%;
max-height: 100%;
object-fit: contain;
}
#header {
background-color: green;
font-weight: 700;
font-size: 7rem;
}
#firstContent {
background-color: red;
}
#secondContent {
background-color: yellow;
}
body {
margin: 0;
}
<div id="flexcontainer">
<div id="header">Title</div>
<div id="picture"><img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/uw-s3-cdn/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2017/11/04133712/waterfall-1140x760.jpg" /></div>
<div id="firstContent">first</div>
<div id="secondContent">second</div>
</div>
jsFiddle demo
I've tidied up your html a little and simplified the CSS. You want to take the overflow: hidden off of the body tag, and give each of your elements a class instead of an id. Finally, simplify the image section by making the image tag itself a flexbox item:
html,
body {
height: 100%
}
body {
/*overflow: hidden;*/
margin: 0;
}
.flexContainer {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
height: 100%;
}
.flexContainer__header,
.flexContainer__firstContent,
.flexContainer__secondContent {
flex: 1 1 auto;
}
.flexContainer__header {
background-color: green;
font-weight: 700;
align-content: center;
font-size: 7rem;
}
.flexContainer__firstContent {
background-color: red;
}
.flexContainer__secondContent {
background-color: yellow;
}
.flexContainer__picture {
display: block;
width: 100%;
}
<div class="flexContainer">
<div class="flexContainer__header">Title</div>
<img class="flexContainer__picture" src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/uw-s3-cdn/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2017/11/04133712/waterfall-1140x760.jpg" />
<div class="flexContainer__firstContent">first</div>
<div class="flexContainer__secondContent">second</div>
</div>

Keep flex items inside parent container

I'm trying to create an element that will hold various images that should be responsive (width AND height). So far using flexbox has been successful except for one thing. Every time I reduce the width of my window, at a certain point, the flex items overflow the parent container and spill out beyond the containers width.
nav {
position: fixed;
top: 0;
left: 0;
height: 80px;
line-height: 80px;
background: black;
color: #fff;
width: 100%;
text-align: center;
}
body, p {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
width: 100vw;
}
.wrapper {
height: 100vh;
margin: 100px auto;
min-width: 0;
}
.flex {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: space-between;
height: 100%;
max-width: 100%;
min-width: 200px;
flex-wrap: nowrap;
}
img {
max-height: 100%;
max-width: 100%;
}
.txt-rt {
text-align: right;
}
.footer {
background: darkgray;
height: 300px;
text-align: center;
}
<nav>This is a Navbar</nav>
<div class="wrapper">
<div class="flex">
<p>hello</p>
<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Ash_Tree_-_geograph.org.uk_-_590710.jpg" alt="">
<p class="txt-rt">world</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="footer">
<h3 class="footer">Footer content</h3>
</div>
In this CodePen example, each time the window width is <560px or so and the height is at least 600px, the image is no longer responsive in width and the content overflows outside the screen.
All the other functionality looks like it's working as expected, but once I reduce my window width to a certain point the image will not shrink down. This prevents all 3 flex items being viewable in the width of the screen. Is there code I should be adding - not media queries since various sizes of images will be used - to make sure the image is responsive no matter the size of the window? Note: I don't want the items to wrap down to a second line.
You can use this code
* {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
body {
display: flex;
min-height: 100vh;
flex-direction: column;
margin: 0;
text-align: center;
}
#main {
display: flex;
flex: 1;
flex-direction: column;
}
#main>article {
flex: 1;
text-align: center;
}
#main>nav,
#main>aside {
background: beige;
}
#main>nav {
order: -1;
}
header,
footer {
background: yellowgreen;
height: 20vh;
}
header,
footer,
article,
nav,
aside {
padding: 1em;
}
#media screen and (min-width: 576px) {
#main {
flex-direction: row;
}
#main>nav,
#main>aside {
flex: 0 0 20vw;
}
}
<header>This is a Navbar</header>
<div id="main">
<article><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Ash_Tree_-_geograph.org.uk_-_590710.jpg" alt=""></article>
<nav>hello</nav>
<aside>world</aside>
</div>
<footer>Footer content</footer>
.flex {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: space-between;
height: 100%;
max-width: 100%;
min-width: 200px;
flex-wrap: wrap; // this will move your content to new line if there is less space
}

flexbox container does not stretch 100% height

I have the following html and css:
HTML:
<body style="height:100%;">
<div class="fb-container">
<div class"somedatadiv">
Some data
</div>
<div class="anotherdiv">
data
</div>
</div>
</body>
CSS:
.fb-container {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: no-wrap;
align-items: stretch;
// min-height: 100%;
}
.somedatadiv {
width: 75%;
max-width: 345px;
backround: grey;
padding: 30px;
}
for some reason the flex container div is not stretching 100% of the body height.
(the browser I am using is chrome for this "demo/application/site")
You need to add display:flex to the parent tag for and then flex:1 to the child to enable the child to expand to 100% of parent.
.fb-container {
background-color:green;
flex: 1;
}
.somedatadiv {
width: 75%;
max-width: 345px;
background-color: grey;
padding: 30px;
}
<body style="height:100vh;display:flex;">
<div class="fb-container">
<div class="somedatadiv">
Some data
</div>
<div class="anotherdiv">
data
</div>
</div>
</body>
add this and it should work. Demo: https://jsfiddle.net/jacobgoh101/svtewj9j/
html,
body {
height: 100%;
}
body {
display: flex;
}
update: if you want the fb-container to stay full width
add flex: 1 1 100%; to it
.fb-container {
flex: 1 1 100%;
}
update: complete solution https://jsfiddle.net/jacobgoh101/svtewj9j/2/
html,
body {
height: 100%;
}
body {
display: flex;
}
.fb-container {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: no-wrap;
align-items: stretch;
flex: 1 1 100%;
}
.somedatadiv {
flex: 1 1 75%;
max-width: 345px;
backround: grey;
padding: 30px;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
There was some code missplaced in the MCV template.
that was messing up the style/layout.
this post is not relevant for other users so it will be removed/deleted
update: Can not delete this post: