I've been struggling to find a solution for my wiki development project. My challenge involves designing a page layout with a fixed-width sidebar on the right, while ensuring that content to the left of the sidebar adjusts its width accordingly. I want everything to be either full width of the page or adjust based on the presence of the sidebar.
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The challenge arises when trying to incorporate a div next to the sidebar without overlapping it. Setting the div width to 100% makes it exceed the sidebar's width, causing an overlap. Adjusting the margin-right isn't feasible due to potential screen resolution variations affecting the div placement beneath the sidebar and creating gaps.
The code snippet shows my current approach:
<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">#sidebar {
float: right;
width: 250px;
height: 200px;
border: 1px solid red;
}
#la {
border: 1px solid green;
width: 100%;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="content">
<div id="sidebar">Sidebar with fixed width</div>
<p>The sun is a star.</p>
<p>It's yellow.</p>
<p>It's very hot.</p>
<div id="la">This div should align with the left side of the sidebar, adjusting to max width minus the sidebar if placed beside it, without overlaps. It needs to dynamically adapt without relying solely on margins due to varying resolutions.</div>
<p>The sun is a star.</p>
<p>It's yellow.</p>
<p>It's very hot.</p>
<div id="la">This div is positioned under the sidebar on most screens, requiring full-page width without neighboring elements to the right.</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
My goal is to achieve dynamic responsiveness so that elements adjacent to the sidebar adjust automatically to maintain optimal alignment. The desired outcome is for all components to interact like text, flowing seamlessly alongside other elements within the available space.