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Created May 25, 2012 00:47
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jQuery script to equalize the sidebar and content of a page
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Simple jQuery script to set a sidebar to always span the height of a page. Required when the sidebar has a background, borders, or shadows. #main is the container for both the sidebar and content and can be replaced w/ any other element. It's important to use min-height, in case your sidebar has moving/changing elements that could resize it larger than the main content (or just happens to be larger than the main content).
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// Set #sidebar's min-height equal to height of #main element
//--------------------------------------------------------
function equalHeight() {
$('#sidebar').css( 'min-height', $('#main').height() );
}
// Runs the script when the page loads
//--------------------------------------------------------
equalHeight();
// Added a resize event to #main that fires the script anytime the container is resized
//--------------------------------------------------------
$('#main').resize(function() {
equalHeight();
});
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Set the script as a function so that I could fire it again when the #main element is resized (using https://github.com/cowboy/jquery-resize). Required when using iframes like w/ Facebook widgets, Wufoo forms, or other external data that loads after the height has been calculated.

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