Ian/List, Further to my last email, I've played around a little with my margins on my wrappers and changed my _width: expression in my ie.css stylesheet and it seems to have sorted it!
Many thanks, Brett > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > discuss.org] On Behalf Of Brett Derry > Sent: 18 October 2006 10:35 > To: Ian Young; CSS Mailinglist > Subject: Re: [css-d] Min/max-width problem in IE6 > > Hi Ian, > > Thanks for the reply. I've made the change to the CSS as you specified but > now the site is fixed in FF and I'm still getting the problem in IE. > > I've uploaded the new CSS so you can see what's happening. > > http://www.coopintranet.co.uk/xmas/ > > Any other ideas? > > Brett > > > > > > > > > > Morning all, > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm having a problem with my min/max-width site in IE6. As we all > > > know, IE6 doesn't support this CSS but I'd like to know a > bulletproof > > > way of getting it to work! > > > > > > > > > > > > I've noticed that simplebits.com uses this method of CSS for his > > > wrapper div and I've tried to replicate it in the site I'm creating > > > but without success. It works fine in FF, Opera, Safari and IE7 (as > to > > > be expected) but I was wondering if someone could look over my code > > > and point out where I'm going wrong and suggest any fixes. > > > > > > > > > > > Brett > > > > I find that site needs horizontal scroll bar in FF if window resized. > > > > Change #mainwrap div in may style sheet to: > > #mainwrap { > > position:relative; > > width:99% > > min-width:780px; > > max-width:60em; > > margin:0 auto; > > text-align:left; > > font-size:95%; > > } > > > > As you know IE6 does not recognise min or max width. > > > > You will also need to change your font-size in the body to 100% (you > will of > > course also need to look at the rest of your font sizes but this > change to body > > font tag is a MUST DO). > > > > Ian > > > > BTW. You should also define background in body as not everyone has > their > > default colour as white - see David Laakso!! > > > > The contents of this e-mail and any attachments are confidential to the > intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient please do not use or > publish its contents, contact Midlands Co-operative Society Ltd. immediately > on +44 (0) 1543 414140 and delete it. > > Although this e-mail and any attachments are believed to be free from any > virus or other defect it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that > they are virus free. > > > > This message has been scanned for viruses by BlackSpider MailControl - > www.blackspider.com > __________________________________________________________ > ____________ > css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css- > discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d > IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 > List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- > http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ > > > The contents of this e-mail and any attachments are confidential to the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient please do not use or publish its contents, contact Midlands Co-operative Society Ltd. immediately on +44 (0) 1543 414140 and delete it. Although this e-mail and any attachments are believed to be free from any virus or other defect it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that they are virus free. ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
