Take a look at the post on leftjustified.net on the topic where they tear down the box model and start from scratch universally:
http://leftjustified.net/journal/2004/10/19/global-ws-reset/ Adam Howitt http://www.webdevref.com Rob wrote: >On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 22:04:20 -0500, Victor Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>Interesting. So how are people coding for this? Determine the browser >>and then have two dimensions? >> >> > >I just do give and take untill it looks ok in IE and great in FireFox. >If it gets really bad then I do sniff the browser and adjust for IEs >bugs. > >Here are some more good ones to watch out for: >http://www.positioniseverything.net/explorer.html > > > >>I was wondering if M$ is doing this on purpose or just doesn't care. >> >> > >I doubt they are doing it on purpose. I think it's just they just have >little reason to fix them, and some people insist that is valid >behavior because they have lots of money. > > > > > >>On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 18:46:13 -0800, Barney Boisvert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>>IE incorrectly implements the CSS box model, while FF (and other >>>browsers) gets it right. Specifically, IE assumes the width you >>>specify is for the actual content area of the elements box, while the >>>CSS spec says that the width you specify is for the entire box >>>(including padding, border, and margin). So if you've got 5px of >>>margin, a 1px border, and 4px of padding, your elements will be 10px >>>wider than they should be. Or, if you're looking at it from the IE >>>side, rather than the standards side, a standards compliant browser >>>will show your boxes 10px smaller than you're used to. >>> >>>cheers, >>>barneyb >>> >>> >>> > > > - [This E-mail scanned for viruses by declude AntiVirus Software] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - CFDynamics http://www.cfdynamics.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:187316 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
