I am trying to achieve a specific layout using CSS. I want the signature to align with the bottom of the other boxes in the design. The challenge is that either box can have different amounts of content, and the signature should always align with the lowest point of the two boxes. For instance, if one box has less content but the other is longer, there should be a gap between the text and the signature to maintain alignment. However, if the first box is longer, the second box should scale accordingly while the signature remains at the bottom.
So far, I've experimented with various techniques like absolute positioning and vertical alignment, but I haven't been able to achieve the desired result. One idea I have is to use absolute positioning for the signature and create a blank element of the same size to maintain the document flow. Another idea is to use blank space beneath the text to push the signature down, but I'm not sure how to implement this effectively in CSS.
If anyone has any suggestions or solutions, I would greatly appreciate it.
This is the current code:
<div class="tborder {$altbg}" style="{$post_extra_style} {$post_visibility} width: auto;" id="post_{$post['pid']}">
<div style="overflow:hidden; border-collapse: collapse; position: relative;">
<div class="post_left" style="width: 19%;">
<div class="post_user" style="text-align: center; font-size: 1.25em; min-height:50px">
<span style="vertical-align: middle;"><strong>{$post['profilelink']}</strong></span>
</div>
<div class="post_userbit" style="width: 100%; text-align: center; margin: 0 auto;">
<div style="width: 100%; text-align: center; margin: 0 auto; >{$post['useravatar']}<br />
{$post['groupimage']}
</div>
<div style="width: 100%; text-align: center; margin: 0 auto; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"><strong>
<span class="medtext">
{$post['userstars']}
{$post['usertitle']}<br />
{$post['user_details']}
</strong>
</div>
<div class="post_awards" style="width: 189px; margin: 0 auto;">
{$post['myawards']}<br />
</div>
</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="post_right" style="width: 78%; align: right; height: 100%;">
<div class="post_meta" style="min-height:50px">
<span class="smalltext">{$post['postdate']} {$post['posttime']}</span>
{$post['posturl']}
</div>
<div id="pid_{$post['pid']}" class="post_body;">
{$post['message']}
</div>
<table align="left" width="78%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="postbit_signature" style="bottom: 0;">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left">{$post['attachments']}{$post['signature']}</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<div style="clear: both"></div>
<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="postbit_buttons">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left"><span class="smalltext">{$post['button_email']}{$post['button_pm']}{$post['button_www']}{$post['button_find']}{$post['button_rep']}</span></td>
<td align="right">{$post['button_tyl']}{$post['button_edit']}{$post['button_quickdelete']}{$post['button_multiquote']}{$post['button_warn']}{$post['button_reply_pm']}{$post['button_replyall_pm']}{$post['button_report']}{$post['button_forward_pm']}{$post['button_delete_pm']}{$post['button_quote']}
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
View the current output here: https://i.sstatic.net/48wEo.png