CSS, HTML: What's the best way to add space to the inside of a scrollable element?

Question

Both horizontally and vertically?

I am using jquery ui's draggable feature constrained within a div, and I need a large internal area to work with.

Answer 1

Use padding on the scrollable element and then use margin's on the children.

Answer 2

Padding is what you are looking for. Here's a little guide to using it. http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_padding.asp

There is also a guide to the "box model" which will come in handy learning how margins, borders, padding etc. effect a element. It's on the left navigation panel of the link above (I can't post 2 links)