after researching the flexible box model for a whole day, I must say I really like it. It implements the functionality I implement in JavaScript in a fast and clean way. One
You must also make the div you want to expand a flex-box as well and add a flex value. This fixes the problem.
#fullsize{ background-color: red; display: -webkit-box; display: box; display: -moz-box; box-flex:1; -webkit-box-flex:1; -moz-box-flex:1; }