Footer not stretching 100% when horizontally scrolled
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I have a footer which is set to 100% width, but if i size the window smaller so a horizontal scrollbar appears, using the scrollbar shows whitespace to the right of the footer ... its not spanned 100% of the page, just the viewport.
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en" class="no-js">
<head>
<title>test</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
</head>
<body>
<div id="container" style="width:100%">
<div id="body" style="width:1200px;">
<!-- Body start -->
<h1>Main content area</h1>
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<!-- Body end -->
</div>
<div id="footer" style="width:100%; background-color:green;">
<!-- Footer start -->
<p><b>FOOTER.</b> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh.</p>
<!-- Footer end -->
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Size the browser so horizontal scrollbar appears, and then scroll and you will see the footer background just stops.
Any ideas? Or is this site the wrong place for web site design/development .. I did have to read the site description but it still wasnt clear, nor was the meta-discussion? Apologies if its in the wrong place.
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