Setting max-height for table cell contents

Question

I have a table which should always occupy a certain percentage of the height of the screen. Most of the rows are of fixed height, but I have one row that should stretch to f

Answer 1

We finally found an answer of sorts. First, the problem: the table always sizes itself around the content, rather than forcing the content to fit in the table. That limits your options.

We did it by setting the content div to display:none, letting the table size itself, and then in javascript setting the height and width of the content div to the inner height and width of the enclosing td tag. Show the content div. Repeat the process when the window is resized.