See: http://jsfiddle.net/qx32C/36/
.lineContainer {
overflow: hidden; /* clear the float */
border: 1px solid #000
}
.lineContainer div {
height: 20px
}
.left {
width: 100px;
float: left;
border-right: 1px solid #000
}
.right {
overflow: hidden;
background: #ccc
}
<div class="lineContainer">
<div class="left">left</div>
<div class="right">right</div>
</div>
Why did I replace margin-left: 100px
with overflow: hidden
on .right
?