Chromium

Chrome Version : 1.0.154.53
URLs (if applicable) :
Other browsers tested:
Add OK or FAIL after other browsers where you have tested this issue:
Safari 4:OK
Firefox 3.x:OK
Opera 9.63:OK
IE 7:NA
IE 8:NA

What steps will reproduce the problem?

1. Tested using <div> elements - create a div, use css formatting but do not give height values, add text
   between tags.
2. Use javascript (jQuery) to retrieve height value [$('#DivID').css('height')].

What is the expected result?

1. Value returned should be calculated real height of <div> not counting margins, padding, and borders,
   shown in pixels.
2. offsetHeight should (I think) return the value including the borders, margins, and padding (this is
   surmised behavior).

What happens instead?

1. Height value returned is not the actual value. Typically it is much less than what is expected when
   dealing with a single line of text. This value can also be much larger than expected if the <div> contains
   children <div> elements.
2. Value is not set even when given in an external css file, although visually appears to take and use the
   css value.
3. Value is updated when changed directly via javascript (jQuery), and then returns correct value
   thereafter.
4. Height and offsetHeight always seem to return the same values, as if copied from one to the other.

Please provide any additional information below. Attach a screenshot if
possible.

I am trying to create an adaptive client area to adjust for the different browser screen display fields,
so that my website maintains a proportional arrangement. To do that, I need this value to be calculated
and returned properly, because other <div> elements are position-based according to the height of the preceding element.