How can I make the contents of a fixed element scrollable only when it exceeds the height of the viewport?

Question

I have a div positioned fixed on the left side of a web page, containing menu and navigation links. It has no height set from css, the content dete

Answer 1

You probably need an inner div. With css is:

.fixed {
   position: fixed;
   top: 0;
   left: 0;
   bottom: 0;
   overflow-y: auto;
   width: 200px; // your value
}
.inner {
   min-height: 100%;
}