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sass: calculation between vh and px

I have a slideshow on my landing screen that I want it to be fullscreen combined with a 70px height nav bar, I am trying to use sass so that I don't have to write javascript code for this, but
.slideshow{height:100vh-70px}
doesn't work. I don't know how sass calculates it, the CSS turns out to be
.slideshow{height:99.27083vh}
I did a quick search against this issue but couldn't find any useful information. So is this doable at all?
And if no, is there anyway to do it without javascript?

Try using CSS calc. It's pretty widely supported.
.slideshow {
height: calc( 100vh - 70px );
}

No, it isn't.
SASS calculations are performed when the SASS is compiled down to CSS.
The height of the viewport isn't known until the page is loaded into the browser. So you can't take that height, convert it to pixels, and do calculations with it.

I think it's just a space issue
just add space before and after the operator and put it between round brackets, it will work.
.slideshow {
height:(100vh - 70px);
}

The height on css it us used like this below:
height: auto|length|%|initial|inherit;
However, each of these should represent by numbers of px or etc. And the description for each value as following:
auto:(default) The browser calculates the height.
length:Defines the height in px, cm, etc.
%:Defines the height in percent of the containing block.
initial:Specifies that the value of the property should be set to the default value.
inherit:Specifies that the value of the property should be inherited from the parent element.
Example to set the height and width for a paragraph is like this:
P {height: 100px;
Width:100px;}

Referencing another element in CSS / doing math in CSS

I have two divs nested inside of a div.
<div id='outter' class='one'>
<div id='inner'></div>
<div id='button' class='bttn'>Click me!</div>
</div>
The outter div's height is a percentage of the page. I'd like one of the inside div's height to be a fixed difference away the outter div (i.e. $('#inner').height($('#outter').height() - 35)), because the second inner div is essentially a button with fixed height (35). I'd like this to happen even when I change the height (through CSS triggers (:hover/adding a class/etc. so I can use Transitions) or otherwise).
I googled around a bit and saw Less might be an answer, but from what I can tell it compiles in to static values, but I still need to use percentages, since I want this app to work/feel the same on any screen size.
I have examples of what I'm currently doing/how I'm thinking about it in some jsfiddles.
Current 'solution': http://jsfiddle.net/L9NVj/5/ (End heights are what I want them to be, but the transition looks terrible)
Idealistic 'solution': http://jsfiddle.net/L9NVj/6/ (End heights are wrong, but the inner div hugs appropriately)
Potential solution: http://jsfiddle.net/L9NVj/7/ (This hides the inner div on click and then shows it again when the appropriate size has been reached)
Any help/thoughts/insights would be greatly appreciated!

Consider absolute-positioning the inner elements, since the outer's size isn't controlled by their size/position.
#inner {
position: absolute;
top: 2px;
left: 2px;
right: 2px;
bottom: 35px;
/* ... */
}
.bttn {
position: absolute;
bottom: 2px;
left: 2px;
/* ... */
}
Example: http://jsfiddle.net/L9NVj/9/

How about conflicting absolute positioning. To do it, you'd just need to set the top, bottom, left and right of the #inner element and then transition those. That will maintain the distances around the edges of the element, and allow other positioning as well.
Note that while you don't need to actually calculate the value in this case, in the future, calc() can be used to calculate a dynamic value in CSS. In that case, you could do something like height: calc(100% - 37px); to get the same effect.

CSS3's calc() is the answer you're looking for, in combination with a JavaScript fallback for browsers that don't support calc(). In your 'Idealistic solution' fiddle, change your CSS height definition to the following:
height: -webkit-calc(100% - 35px);
height: calc(100% - 35px);
While normally you should include all prefixes (and you still may need to, depending upon your level of browser support), according to Can I Use, the only browsers that currently need prefixing are -webkit browsers.
What I would do with this knowledge is the following: grab a feature detection script, I really like Modernizr and detect to see if calc() is available in the browser. Modernizr has a non-core detect for calc() that you can use. Use that CSS in your CSS file as the default, then using a resource loader such as yepnope (comes with Modernizr), load in a JS solution if calc() isn't available.
Of your JavaScript solutions, I'd probably suggest your "Potential Solution" option, but instead of jQuery's hide() and show(), set opacity to 0 and 1 and use a CSS3 transition to transition between the two. I'd also not rely upon a timeout, but rather use the transitionend JavaScript event.

I edited your first jsfiddle little bit i think that's what you wanted. Just added line.
$(window).resize(function(){$('#inner').height($('#outter').height() - 35)});
jsfiddle:http://jsfiddle.net/Qqb3g/
You may have to some workaround to make transition smooth when button the button is clicked.

you need to calculate the inner div in %, so it can resize belong outer div, change your js code to this :
//calculating inner div'x height in % of outer
$('#inner').height((100 - (33/$('#outter').height() * 100)) + '%');
$('#button').click(function () {
$('#outter').toggleClass('two');
});
give a try to DEMO

Two div overlapping with variable height = without height on container

It is quite easy to make two div overlap when the size of the container div is known but what if the div heigh cannot ?
I tried to do it without manipulating container height:
http://jsfiddle.net/AJfAV/
But #text2 go over #text3 and do not "push" it.
How can the #container be resized automatically ?
I manage to achieve my goal using jquery ui but I feel this is not an elegant solution:
http://jsfiddle.net/AJfAV/6/

Is this what you need?
Updated fiddle:
I'm setting height to the default, auto, using jQuery, like this:
$("#container").css("height", "auto");
You can also set: height: auto; in CSS.

Do you need position:absolute? You can use absolute positioning if you don't want to do any arrangement, but a placement. The absolute positioning takes an element completely out of the flow of elements. They know nothing of its existent.
You may use floats and a technique to enclose floats. I'm using clear:
.cl-left {
clear: left;
height: .1px;
font-size: 0;
line-height: 0;
}
Don't forget to add <div class="cl-left"> </div>.
In addition, a negative margin is used. Therefore, #text2 is nailed to the right.
http://jsfiddle.net/AJfAV/7/

this can be solved if you removed absolute positioning of #text1 and #text2.
and make #text2 overlap #text1 by making both float:left and set margin-left:-30px for #text2.
now let's test it: http://jsfiddle.net/RPe4H/
the problem now is that when #text1 is toggled, #text2 will float to top left of #container, this happening because JQuery set display:none on the element when toggling is done.
now to solve this, put #text1 and #text2 inside containers with same width, so #text doesn't affect the flow when it is set to display:none, also you must set min-height:1px on the container of #text1.
now it is working as expected http://jsfiddle.net/MyyF6/1/

My webpages div doesnt set dynamic width correctly

I have 2 toolbars, 1 of each side of the screen, and a main content area. I dont want it to have to sidescroll cause that is pathetic, so i was trying to figure out if someone could help me set it up.
My current attemp was:
$("#main").css("width", window.outerWidth - $("#t1").width() - $("#t2").width());
The issue is that it is too big still because of margins. Instead of me doing width, should i do outerWidth, similar to how i did window, or is there a jquery command which will do just that?
Thanks
here is a basic fiddle: it is set up differently, but the idea is there. I just am unsure as to how to do it. http://jsfiddle.net/fallenreaper/DfZx7/
Upon tinkering deeper and deeper with my fiddle, i am fairly certain i figured it out in the example i had given. derp Standby while i look and see if i can apply the same thing to my code.
The sample did not work with my code, but border was set to 2px around, for both main and attributes. Deducting 8 pixels resolves.

You don't need JavaScript to avoid scrollbars. It's a layout width two fixed-width columns and a liquid one.
Here is the "skeleton" of your layout in a responsive way:
<div id="window">
<div id="column-sx"></div>
<div id="main"></div>
<div id="column-dx"></div>
</div>​
CSS:
#window {
width:100%;
overflow:hidden;
}
#column-sx {
width:54px;
float:left;
}
#column-dx {
width: 140px;
float:right;
}
#main {
width:100%;
float:left;
margin-right:-194px; /* left + right col width */
}
#main > * {
margin-right:194px; /* left + right col width */
}
This way it will never "break" nor cause an horizontal scrollbar.
Anyway, probably you want to set a min-width for #main contents, and add another container for contents instead of targeting them with > *
Check this fiddle with your code revised

Off the top of my head, i would think outerWidth would work. If it doesnt, you can find the margin value via the .style attribute - but thats not ideal.
One thing you should be aware of is window resize if your setting your widths dynamically and you truely hate horizontal scrolling. You could put the above function also in the $().resize() function to ensure the widths are always within the window and complement this with css min-width so it doesnt go too small.

CSS webkit overflow hidden and HTML element height

http://dev.anuary.com/1f1715ac-ad96-536a-a462-74381c7a2baf/test.html
http://dev.anuary.com/1f1715ac-ad96-536a-a462-74381c7a2baf/test2.html
test2.html is the expected behaviour. However, it does not implement test.html CSS body {overflow: hidden;}. The latter is needed to prevent WekKit from overscrolling.
Essentially, I need a page with WebKit overscrolling disabled, with an element in DOM width and height 100% (100% meaning window size) and overflow-y: scroll. The only workaround that I managed to figure out is to use JavaScript to give fixed height to the or the wrapping element. Though, preferably I am looking for a solution that doesn't involve JS.

You need to set height: 100%; on html and body otherwise they will be much larger than the visible window size.
Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/ThinkingStiff/8ejtP/
html, body {
height: 100%;
}