HTML -> Fixed top, Fixed bottom and dynamic content - html

Question

i would like to create a single page where:
1) The top, 100px, fixed
2) The bottom, 100px, fixed
3) Between top and bottom there is dynamic content
I was able to create exactly that but i have an issue, when i am scrolling the dynamic content, the elements go under and over the top and bottom and the same elements are visible thru the fixed top/bottom.
I tried clear: both; on the top and bottom div, but since they are fixed, the clear: both; did'nt works.
I would like to keep the dynamics elements inside the content div between top and bottom and if possible still use the main document scroll bar to scroll inside it.
Here is an example, assume the lines represent the top and bottom fixed div, and the 'element' are the dynamic contents.
element - not correct
element - not correct
element
element
element
element
element
element - not correct
element - not correct
Hope i am clear enough and thanks in advance!

Answer 1

I guess this is what you're looking for.
See this fiddle.
HTML
<header>
This is the header!
</header>
<article>
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</article>
<footer>
This is the footer!
</footer>
CSS
body {
font-family: sans-serif;
}
header, footer {
position: fixed;
height: 100px;
text-align: center;
width: 100%;
background: #ff0450;
color: #fff;
text-transform: uppercase;
line-height: 6em;
}
header {
top: 0;
}
footer {
bottom: 0;
}
article {
margin: 100px 50px 0;
}
article p {
margin: 20px 0;
}
article p:first-line {
font-variant: small-caps;
}
Update
body {
font-family: sans-serif;
}
header, footer {
position: fixed;
height: 100px;
text-align: center;
width: 100%;
background: #ff0450;
color: #fff;
text-transform: uppercase;
line-height: 6em;
}
header:before {
content: "";
position: absolute;
height: 20px;
background: #fff;
z-index: 999;
top: -20px;
width: 100%;
left: 0;
}
footer:before {
content: "";
position: absolute;
height: 20px;
background: #fff;
z-index: 999;
bottom: -20px;
width: 100%;
left: 0;
}
header {
top: 0;
margin-top: 20px;
}
footer {
bottom: 0;
margin-bottom: 20px;
}
article {
margin: 120px 50px 0;
}
article p {
margin: 20px 0;
}
article p:first-line {
font-variant: small-caps;
}
Updated the fiddle too.

Answer 2

here, take a look at this.
http://jsfiddle.net/PxabT/47/
update
http://jsfiddle.net/R4SV5/7/

Answer 3

Give the top and bottom elements a background-color or background image. Also it is probably a good idea to give top and bottom a z-index of 3 or higher.