Backgrounds on Overflows

[ben03]

I was wondering if there was a CSS property and value that could be given to containing divs to keep them expanding with the content that I didn't know about.

The problem I am experiencing is when a div has overflow-x set to visible, the overflowing content is visible, but the background cuts off at the point where you start scrolling.

display:inline-block; seemed to solve it when given to the container, but then caused errors for the table it contained which stayed collapsed at its minimum width as opposed to filling the space when div was expanded (the div in question is a re-sizeable draggable pane).

Is there a way of solving this I am unaware of? Help much appreciated.