How to make element stretch vertically and not affect look? - Telegram API

user15559049
April 9, 2021
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2 Answers

I have a page that looks like this.

//$(document).ready(function() {

//   function viewport_height() {
//      var window_height = $(window).height();
//      $('#wrapper').height(window_height);
//      $('#chat-area').height = $(window_height);
      
//   }

//   viewport_height();

//   $(window).resize(function() {
//      viewport_height();
//  });

//});

@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins:wght@200;300;400;500;600;700&display=swap');
*{
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
}
body{
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 100vh;
  background: #f7f7f7;
  padding: 0 10px;
}
.wrapper{
  background: #fff;
  max-width: 450px;
  width: 100%;
  border-radius: 16px;
  box-shadow:
  0 0 128px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1),
              0 32px 64px -48px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}

/* Login & Signup Form CSS Start */
.form{
  padding: 25px 30px;
}
.form header{
  font-size: 25px;
  font-weight: 600;
  padding-bottom: 10px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e6e6e6;
}
.form form{
  margin: 20px 0;
}
.form form .error-text{
  color: #721c24;
  padding: 8px 10px;
  text-align: center;
  border-radius: 5px;
  background: #f8d7da;
  border: 1px solid #f5c6cb;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  display: none;
}
.form form .name-details{
  display: flex;
}
.form .name-details .field:first-child{
  margin-right: 10px;
}
.form .name-details .field:last-child{
  margin-left: 10px;
}
.form form .field{
  display: flex;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  flex-direction: column;
  position: relative;
}
.form form .field label{
  margin-bottom: 2px;
}
.form form .input input{
  height: 40px;
  width: 100%;
  font-size: 16px;
  padding: 0 10px;
  border-radius: 5px;
  border: 1px solid #ccc;
}
.form form .field input{
  outline: none;
}
.form form .image input{
  font-size: 17px;
}
.form form .button input{
  height: 45px;
  border: none;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 17px;
  background: #333;
  border-radius: 5px;
  cursor: pointer;
  margin-top: 13px;
}
.form form .field i{
  position: absolute;
  right: 15px;
  top: 70%;
  color: #ccc;
  cursor: pointer;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
}
.form form .field i.active::before{
  color: #333;
  content: "f070";
}
.form .link{
  text-align: center;
  margin: 10px 0;
  font-size: 17px;
}
.form .link a{
  color: #333;
}
.form .link a:hover{
  text-decoration: underline;
}


/* Users List CSS Start */
.users{
  padding: 25px 30px;
}
.users header,
.users-list a{
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding-bottom: 20px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e6e6e6;
  justify-content: space-between;
}
.wrapper img{
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 50%;
}
.users header img{
  height: 50px;
  width: 50px;
}
:is(.users, .users-list) .content{
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}
:is(.users, .users-list) .content .details{
  color: #000;
  margin-left: 20px;
}
:is(.users, .users-list) .details span{
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.users header .logout{
  display: block;
  background: #333;
  color: #fff;
  outline: none;
  border: none;
  padding: 7px 15px;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-radius: 5px;
  font-size: 17px;
}
.users .search{
  margin: 20px 0;
  display: flex;
  position: relative;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
}
.users .search .text{
  font-size: 18px;
}
.users .search input{
  position: absolute;
  height: 42px;
  width: calc(100% - 50px);
  font-size: 16px;
  padding: 0 13px;
  border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;
  outline: none;
  border-radius: 5px 0 0 5px;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: all 0.2s ease;
}
.users .search input.show{
  opacity: 1;
  pointer-events: auto;
}
.users .search button{
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 47px;
  height: 42px;
  font-size: 17px;
  cursor: pointer;
  border: none;
  background: #fff;
  color: #333;
  outline: none;
  border-radius: 0 5px 5px 0;
  transition: all 0.2s ease;
}
.users .search button.active{
  background: #333;
  color: #fff;
}
.search button.active i::before{
  content: 'f00d';
}
.users-list{
  max-height: 350px;
  overflow-y: auto;
}
:is(.users-list, .chat-box)::-webkit-scrollbar{
  width: 0px;
}
.users-list a{
  padding-bottom: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
  padding-right: 15px;
  border-bottom-color: #f1f1f1;
}
.users-list a:last-child{
  margin-bottom: 0px;
  border-bottom: none;
}
.users-list a img{
  height: 40px;
  width: 40px;
}
.users-list a .details p{
  color: #67676a;
}
.users-list a .status-dot{
  font-size: 12px;
  color: #468669;
  padding-left: 10px;
}
.users-list a .status-dot.offline{
  color: #ccc;
}

/* Chat Area CSS Start */
.chat-area header{
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 18px 30px;
}
.chat-area header .back-icon{
  color: #333;
  font-size: 18px;
}
.chat-area header img{
  height: 45px;
  width: 45px;
  margin: 0 15px;
}
.chat-area header .details span{
  font-size: 17px;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.chat-box{
  position: relative;
  min-height: 500px;
  max-height: 500px;
  overflow-y: auto;
  padding: 10px 30px 20px 30px;
  background: #f7f7f7;
  box-shadow: inset 0 32px 32px -32px rgb(0 0 0 / 5%),
              inset 0 -32px 32px -32px rgb(0 0 0 / 5%);
}
.chat-box .text{
  position: absolute;
  top: 45%;
  left: 50%;
  width: calc(100% - 50px);
  text-align: center;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}
.chat-box .chat{
  margin: 15px 0;
}
.chat-box .chat p{
  word-wrap: break-word;
  padding: 8px 16px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 32px rgb(0 0 0 / 8%),
              0rem 16px 16px -16px rgb(0 0 0 / 10%);
}
.chat-box .outgoing{
  display: flex;
}
.chat-box .outgoing .details{
  margin-left: auto;
  max-width: calc(100% - 130px);
}
.outgoing .details p{
  background: #333;
  color: #fff;
  border-radius: 18px 18px 0 18px;
}
.chat-box .incoming{
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
}
.chat-box .incoming img{
  height: 35px;
  width: 35px;
}
.chat-box .incoming .details{
  margin-right: auto;
  margin-left: 10px;
  max-width: calc(100% - 130px);
}
.incoming .details p{
  background: #fff;
  color: #333;
  border-radius: 18px 18px 18px 0;
}
.typing-area{
  padding: 18px 30px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
}
.typing-area input{
  height: 45px;
  width: calc(100% - 58px);
  font-size: 16px;
  padding: 0 13px;
  border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;
  outline: none;
  border-radius: 5px 0 0 5px;
}
.typing-area button{
  color: #fff;
  width: 55px;
  border: none;
  outline: none;
  background: #333;
  font-size: 19px;
  cursor: pointer;
  opacity: 0.7;
  pointer-events: none;
  border-radius: 0 5px 5px 0;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}
.typing-area button.active{
  opacity: 1;
  pointer-events: auto;
}

/* Responive media query */
@media screen and (max-width: 450px) {
  .form, .users{
    padding: 20px;
  }
  .form header{
    text-align: center;
  }
  .form form .name-details{
    flex-direction: column;
  }
  .form .name-details .field:first-child{
    margin-right: 0px;
  }
  .form .name-details .field:last-child{
    margin-left: 0px;
  }

  .users header img{
    height: 45px;
    width: 45px;
  }
  .users header .logout{
    padding: 6px 10px;
    font-size: 16px;
  }
  :is(.users, .users-list) .content .details{
    margin-left: 15px;
  }

  .users-list a{
    padding-right: 10px;
  }

  .chat-area header{
    padding: 15px 20px;
  }
  .chat-box{
    min-height: 400px;
    padding: 10px 15px 15px 20px;
  }
  .chat-box .chat p{
    font-size: 15px;
  }
  .chat-box .outogoing .details{
    max-width: 230px;
  }
  .chat-box .incoming .details{
    max-width: 265px;
  }
  .incoming .details img{
    height: 30px;
    width: 30px;
  }
  .chat-area form{
    padding: 20px;
  }
  .chat-area form input{
    height: 40px;
    width: calc(100% - 48px);
  }
  .chat-area form button{
    width: 45px;
  }
}

<html lang="en"><head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge">
  <title>My Online Chat App | Hello World</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/5.15.2/css/all.min.css">
</head><body>
<!--<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.2/jquery.min.js"></script>-->
  <div class="wrapper" id="wrapper">
    <section class="chat-area" id="chat-area">
      <header>
        <div class="details">
          <span>User</span>
          <p>Active now</p>
        </div>
      </header>
      <div class="chat-box">
      <div class="chat incoming">
      <div class="details">
      <p>j</p>
      </div>
      </div>
      <div class="chat incoming">
      <div class="details">
      <p>j</p>
      </div>
      </div>
      <div class="chat incoming">
      <div class="details">
        <p>j</p>
        </div>
        </div><div class="chat incoming">
        <div class="details">
          <p>j</p>
        </div>
        </div><div class="chat incoming">
        <div class="details">
          <p>j</p>
        </div>
        </div><div class="chat incoming">
        <div class="details">
          <p>j</p>
        </div>
        </div><div class="chat incoming">
        <div class="details">
          <p>j</p>
        </div>
        </div><div class="chat outgoing">
        <div class="details">
          <p>tst</p>
        </div>
        </div><div class="chat outgoing">
        <div class="details">
          <p>test</p>
        </div>
        </div><div class="chat outgoing">
        <div class="details">
          <p>test</p>
        </div>
        </div></div>
      <form action="#" class="typing-area">
        <input type="text" class="incoming_id" name="incoming_id" value="340930066" hidden="">
        <input type="text" name="message" class="input-field" placeholder="Type a message here..." autocomplete="off">
        <button><i class="fab fa-telegram-plane"></i></button>
      </form>
    </section>
  </div>
  </body></html>

I want the <div class="wrapper"> to resize vertically when height of the device doesn’t fit. So when I shrink my browser to a smaller height it will look shrink with it. Also I want the look to stay. I tried to do display: flex; but it just made everything go everywhere. I can’t seem to do it. I am trying to do it with JavaScript, but it doesn’t work the way it should. Changing the viewport height does not help.

Answers

Is this what you are looking for? I wasn’t 100% sure from the description

The only css I added are at the bottom of the css section

.chat-area {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  height: 100vh;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.chat-area header,
.chat-area typing-area {
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.chat-box {
  flex-grow: 1;
  min-height: auto;
}

The above is the only css I added, the min-height: auto; was to override your original code. Original code is not modified

@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins:wght@200;300;400;500;600;700&display=swap');
* {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
}

body {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 100vh;
  background: #f7f7f7;
  padding: 0 10px;
}

.wrapper {
  background: #fff;
  max-width: 450px;
  width: 100%;
  border-radius: 16px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 128px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), 0 32px 64px -48px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}


/* Login & Signup Form CSS Start */

.form {
  padding: 25px 30px;
}

.form header {
  font-size: 25px;
  font-weight: 600;
  padding-bottom: 10px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e6e6e6;
}

.form form {
  margin: 20px 0;
}

.form form .error-text {
  color: #721c24;
  padding: 8px 10px;
  text-align: center;
  border-radius: 5px;
  background: #f8d7da;
  border: 1px solid #f5c6cb;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  display: none;
}

.form form .name-details {
  display: flex;
}

.form .name-details .field:first-child {
  margin-right: 10px;
}

.form .name-details .field:last-child {
  margin-left: 10px;
}

.form form .field {
  display: flex;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  flex-direction: column;
  position: relative;
}

.form form .field label {
  margin-bottom: 2px;
}

.form form .input input {
  height: 40px;
  width: 100%;
  font-size: 16px;
  padding: 0 10px;
  border-radius: 5px;
  border: 1px solid #ccc;
}

.form form .field input {
  outline: none;
}

.form form .image input {
  font-size: 17px;
}

.form form .button input {
  height: 45px;
  border: none;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 17px;
  background: #333;
  border-radius: 5px;
  cursor: pointer;
  margin-top: 13px;
}

.form form .field i {
  position: absolute;
  right: 15px;
  top: 70%;
  color: #ccc;
  cursor: pointer;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
}

.form form .field i.active::before {
  color: #333;
  content: "f070";
}

.form .link {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 10px 0;
  font-size: 17px;
}

.form .link a {
  color: #333;
}

.form .link a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}


/* Users List CSS Start */

.users {
  padding: 25px 30px;
}

.users header,
.users-list a {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding-bottom: 20px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e6e6e6;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.wrapper img {
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.users header img {
  height: 50px;
  width: 50px;
}

:is(.users,
.users-list) .content {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}

:is(.users,
.users-list) .content .details {
  color: #000;
  margin-left: 20px;
}

:is(.users,
.users-list) .details span {
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.users header .logout {
  display: block;
  background: #333;
  color: #fff;
  outline: none;
  border: none;
  padding: 7px 15px;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-radius: 5px;
  font-size: 17px;
}

.users .search {
  margin: 20px 0;
  display: flex;
  position: relative;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.users .search .text {
  font-size: 18px;
}

.users .search input {
  position: absolute;
  height: 42px;
  width: calc(100% - 50px);
  font-size: 16px;
  padding: 0 13px;
  border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;
  outline: none;
  border-radius: 5px 0 0 5px;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: all 0.2s ease;
}

.users .search input.show {
  opacity: 1;
  pointer-events: auto;
}

.users .search button {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 47px;
  height: 42px;
  font-size: 17px;
  cursor: pointer;
  border: none;
  background: #fff;
  color: #333;
  outline: none;
  border-radius: 0 5px 5px 0;
  transition: all 0.2s ease;
}

.users .search button.active {
  background: #333;
  color: #fff;
}

.search button.active i::before {
  content: 'f00d';
}

.users-list {
  max-height: 350px;
  overflow-y: auto;
}

:is(.users-list,
.chat-box)::-webkit-scrollbar {
  width: 0px;
}

.users-list a {
  padding-bottom: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
  padding-right: 15px;
  border-bottom-color: #f1f1f1;
}

.users-list a:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0px;
  border-bottom: none;
}

.users-list a img {
  height: 40px;
  width: 40px;
}

.users-list a .details p {
  color: #67676a;
}

.users-list a .status-dot {
  font-size: 12px;
  color: #468669;
  padding-left: 10px;
}

.users-list a .status-dot.offline {
  color: #ccc;
}


/* Chat Area CSS Start */

.chat-area header {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 18px 30px;
}

.chat-area header .back-icon {
  color: #333;
  font-size: 18px;
}

.chat-area header img {
  height: 45px;
  width: 45px;
  margin: 0 15px;
}

.chat-area header .details span {
  font-size: 17px;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.chat-box {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 500px;
  max-height: 500px;
  overflow-y: auto;
  padding: 10px 30px 20px 30px;
  background: #f7f7f7;
  box-shadow: inset 0 32px 32px -32px rgb(0 0 0 / 5%), inset 0 -32px 32px -32px rgb(0 0 0 / 5%);
}

.chat-box .text {
  position: absolute;
  top: 45%;
  left: 50%;
  width: calc(100% - 50px);
  text-align: center;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}

.chat-box .chat {
  margin: 15px 0;
}

.chat-box .chat p {
  word-wrap: break-word;
  padding: 8px 16px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 32px rgb(0 0 0 / 8%), 0rem 16px 16px -16px rgb(0 0 0 / 10%);
}

.chat-box .outgoing {
  display: flex;
}

.chat-box .outgoing .details {
  margin-left: auto;
  max-width: calc(100% - 130px);
}

.outgoing .details p {
  background: #333;
  color: #fff;
  border-radius: 18px 18px 0 18px;
}

.chat-box .incoming {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
}

.chat-box .incoming img {
  height: 35px;
  width: 35px;
}

.chat-box .incoming .details {
  margin-right: auto;
  margin-left: 10px;
  max-width: calc(100% - 130px);
}

.incoming .details p {
  background: #fff;
  color: #333;
  border-radius: 18px 18px 18px 0;
}

.typing-area {
  padding: 18px 30px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.typing-area input {
  height: 45px;
  width: calc(100% - 58px);
  font-size: 16px;
  padding: 0 13px;
  border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;
  outline: none;
  border-radius: 5px 0 0 5px;
}

.typing-area button {
  color: #fff;
  width: 55px;
  border: none;
  outline: none;
  background: #333;
  font-size: 19px;
  cursor: pointer;
  opacity: 0.7;
  pointer-events: none;
  border-radius: 0 5px 5px 0;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.typing-area button.active {
  opacity: 1;
  pointer-events: auto;
}


/* Responive media query */

@media screen and (max-width: 450px) {
  .form,
  .users {
    padding: 20px;
  }
  .form header {
    text-align: center;
  }
  .form form .name-details {
    flex-direction: column;
  }
  .form .name-details .field:first-child {
    margin-right: 0px;
  }
  .form .name-details .field:last-child {
    margin-left: 0px;
  }
  .users header img {
    height: 45px;
    width: 45px;
  }
  .users header .logout {
    padding: 6px 10px;
    font-size: 16px;
  }
   :is(.users,
  .users-list) .content .details {
    margin-left: 15px;
  }
  .users-list a {
    padding-right: 10px;
  }
  .chat-area header {
    padding: 15px 20px;
  }
  .chat-box {
    min-height: 400px;
    padding: 10px 15px 15px 20px;
  }
  .chat-box .chat p {
    font-size: 15px;
  }
  .chat-box .outogoing .details {
    max-width: 230px;
  }
  .chat-box .incoming .details {
    max-width: 265px;
  }
  .incoming .details img {
    height: 30px;
    width: 30px;
  }
  .chat-area form {
    padding: 20px;
  }
  .chat-area form input {
    height: 40px;
    width: calc(100% - 48px);
  }
  .chat-area form button {
    width: 45px;
  }
}

.chat-area {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  height: 100vh;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.chat-area header,
.chat-area typing-area {
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.chat-box {
  flex-grow: 1;
  min-height: auto;
}

<html lang="en">

<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge">
  <title>My Online Chat App | Hello World</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/5.15.2/css/all.min.css">
</head>

<body>
  <input id="hidden" type="hidden" value="7">
  <div class="wrapper">
    <section class="chat-area">
      <header>
        <a href="users.php" class="back-icon"><i class="fas fa-arrow-left"></i></a>
        <img src="https://sign-up-hello-world.000webhostapp.com/ChatApp/php/images/1617736821tigeer.jpg" alt="">
        <div class="details">
          <span>Justin Skinner</span>
          <p>Active now</p>
        </div>
      </header>
      <div class="chat-box">
        <div class="chat incoming">
          <img src="https://sign-up-hello-world.000webhostapp.com/ChatApp/php/images/1617736821tigeer.jpg" alt="">
          <div class="details">
            <p>j</p>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="chat incoming">
          <img src="https://sign-up-hello-world.000webhostapp.com/ChatApp/php/images/1617736821tigeer.jpg" alt="">
          <div class="details">
            <p>j</p>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="chat incoming">
          <img src="https://sign-up-hello-world.000webhostapp.com/ChatApp/php/images/1617736821tigeer.jpg" alt="">
          <div class="details">
            <p>j</p>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="chat incoming">
          <img src="https://sign-up-hello-world.000webhostapp.com/ChatApp/php/images/1617736821tigeer.jpg" alt="">
          <div class="details">
            <p>j</p>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="chat incoming">
          <img src="https://sign-up-hello-world.000webhostapp.com/ChatApp/php/images/1617736821tigeer.jpg" alt="">
          <div class="details">
            <p>j</p>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="chat incoming">
          <img src="https://sign-up-hello-world.000webhostapp.com/ChatApp/php/images/1617736821tigeer.jpg" alt="">
          <div class="details">
            <p>j</p>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="chat incoming">
          <img src="https://sign-up-hello-world.000webhostapp.com/ChatApp/php/images/1617736821tigeer.jpg" alt="">
          <div class="details">
            <p>j</p>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="chat outgoing">
          <div class="details">
            <p>tst</p>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="chat outgoing">
          <div class="details">
            <p>test</p>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="chat outgoing">
          <div class="details">
            <p>test</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <form action="#" class="typing-area">
        <input type="text" class="incoming_id" name="incoming_id" value="340930066" hidden="">
        <input type="text" name="message" class="input-field" placeholder="Type a message here..." autocomplete="off">
        <button><i class="fab fa-telegram-plane"></i></button>
      </form>
    </section>
  </div>

  <script src="javascript/chat.js"></script>
</body>

</html>

Here’s how to do it with flexbox using this answer.

JSFiddle

body{
  height:100vh
}

.wrapper{
  height:100%;
}

.chat-area{
  display: flex; /* displays flex-items (children) inline */
  flex-direction: column; /* stacks them vertically */
  height: 100%; /* needs to take the parents height, alternative: body {display: flex} */
}

.chat-box{
  flex: 1; /* takes the remaining height of the "container" div */
  overflow: auto; /* to scroll just the "main" div */
}

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