function getPageSize(){
	
	var xScroll, yScroll;
	
	if (window.innerHeight && window.scrollMaxY) {	
		xScroll = document.body.scrollWidth;
		yScroll = window.innerHeight + window.scrollMaxY;
	} else if (document.body.scrollHeight > document.body.offsetHeight){ // all but Explorer Mac
		xScroll = document.body.scrollWidth;
		yScroll = document.body.scrollHeight;
	} else if (document.documentElement && document.documentElement.scrollHeight > document.documentElement.offsetHeight){ // Explorer 6 strict mode
		xScroll = document.documentElement.scrollWidth;
		yScroll = document.documentElement.scrollHeight;
	} else { // Explorer Mac...would also work in Mozilla and Safari
		xScroll = document.body.offsetWidth;
		yScroll = document.body.offsetHeight;
	}
	
	var windowWidth, windowHeight;
	if (self.innerHeight) {	// all except Explorer
		windowWidth = self.innerWidth;
		windowHeight = self.innerHeight;
	} else if (document.documentElement && document.documentElement.clientHeight) { // Explorer 6 Strict Mode
		windowWidth = document.documentElement.clientWidth;
		windowHeight = document.documentElement.clientHeight;
	} else if (document.body) { // other Explorers
		windowWidth = document.body.clientWidth;
		windowHeight = document.body.clientHeight;
	}	
	
	// for small pages with total height less then height of the viewport
	if(yScroll < windowHeight){
		pageHeight = windowHeight;
	} else { 
		pageHeight = yScroll;
	}

	// for small pages with total width less then width of the viewport
	if(xScroll < windowWidth){	
		pageWidth = windowWidth;
	} else {
		pageWidth = xScroll;
	}


	arrayPageSize = new Array(pageWidth,pageHeight,windowWidth,windowHeight) 
	return arrayPageSize;
}

function gH(){
	//set the height of the side navigation
	var a  = getPageSize();
	var hf = 205; //combined height of header and footer to be deducted from the page height
	if (document.getElementById("sidenav")) document.getElementById("sidenav").style.height=parseInt(a[1]-hf)+"px";
}

window.onload = gH;