Fixed position relative to parent container

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I did a lot of research on this but apparently it's not possible with pure html/css as position:fixed only fixes it to browser window, so I thought I'd ask in this section.
I have a page container, and inside it are two sections. The left section is a vertical nav bar with some links, while the right section is the actual page content. I want the right side to be scrollable, but the left side to be fixed to the page container (ie won't scroll when I scroll that page), but be able to move when I scroll the entire browser window.

Code:

<div id="pagecontainer"> <div id="linkspage"> <div class="sidelinks">  <a href="#page1" class="link">Link 1</a> <a href="#page2" class="link">Link 2</a> <a href="#page3" class="link">Link 3</a> <a href="#page4" class="link">Link 4</a> </div> <div class="linkscontent">  content of links page </div> </div> //OTHER PAGES </div>

I've already tried to set #pagecontainer and #linkspage to position:relative, and .sidelinks to position:absolute, that doesn't do anything as far as I can tell... or it just doesn't do what I want.

Here's a picture:

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Thanks.

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Assuming you have used CSS to arrange both divs to be side by side in the parent container, you might try something like:

Code:

window.onload = function(){ var side, content; side = document.getElementById('sidelinks'); content = document.getElementById('linkscontent'); //to be scrolled content.style.display = "none"; //remove for measurement content.style.height = side.offsetHeight + 'px'; content.style.overflow = "scroll"; content.style.display = "block"; //make visible again }

Maybe this will be an answer to your request.

I would like to remind you that this can be achieved without JavaScript and it is always better to do things with css first.

HTML Code:

<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>odd ball</title> <style> .page{background-color:lime;margin:1em;padding:1em;position:relative;max-width:52em;}.stuf1{position:relative;background-color:red;height:30em}.link1{position:absolute;width:10em;top:1px;left:1px;background-color:#CCC}.tent1{position:absolute;width:40em;height:30em;top:1px;left:11em;background-color:pink;overflow:scroll}.stuf2{position:relative;background-color:blue;height:30em}.link2{position:absolute;width:10em;top:1px;left:1px;background-color:#eee}.tent2{position:absolute;width:40em;height:30em;top:1px;left:11em;background-color:purple;overflow:scroll}.stuf3{position:relative;background-color:green;height:30em}.link3{position:absolute;width:10em;top:1px;left:1px;background-color:#999}.tent3{position:absolute;width:40em;height:30em;top:1px;left:11em;background-color:yellow;overflow:scroll} </style> </head> <body> <div class="page"> <div class="stuf1"> <div class="link1"> <ul> <li>link one</li> <li>link two</li> <li>link three</li> <li>link four</li> <li>link five</li> </ul> </div> <div class="tent1"> content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 1 content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 2 content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 3 content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 4 content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 5 content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 6 content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 7 content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 8 content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 9 content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 10 content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 11 </div> </div> <hr /> <div class="stuf2"> <div class="link2"> <ul> <li>link one</li> <li>link two</li> <li>link three</li> <li>link four</li> <li>link five</li> </ul> </div> <div class="tent2"> content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 1 content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 2 content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 3 content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 4 content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 5 content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 6 content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 7 content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 8 content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 9 content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 10 content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 11 </div> </div> <hr /> <div class="stuf3"> <div class="link3"> <ul> <li>link one</li> <li>link two</li> <li>link three</li> <li>link four</li> <li>link five</li> </ul> </div> <div class="tent3"> content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 1 content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 2 content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 3 content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 4 content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 5 content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 6 content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 7 content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 8 content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 9 content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 10 content of links pagecontent of links pagecontent of links page 11 </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>