----- Original Message ---- From: Gunlaug Sørtun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Michael Leibson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: css-d@lists.css-discuss.org Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 7:09:14 PM Subject: Re: [css-d] collapsing vertical margins
>(definitely! I can create a bigger and more complex mess _with_ CSS, >than anyone could do before CSS... :-) ) The humour helps! ; - ) >> I've also found (sigh) that IE6 suddenly ignores paragraph >> margin-right when that paragraph is absolutely positioned (it >> respects all other margins, however). What is THAT all about?? >One of IE6' many weak spots, and a good reason not to use A:P as a >"fix". A:P is useful for other purposes. >In your case I would "reduce" the styles/source code to something like... <http://www.gunlaug.no/tos/alien/test_07_5080.html> >regards > Georg Thank-you for taking the time to do this, Georg -- I really appreciate it! I've studied your code, and have saved it for future reference. Your comments show that you've used a number of specific hacks/workarounds (eg, the body's text-align: center for IE, the overflow: hidden used to [i think] subdue the 'hasLayout' in IE, etc). I'd like to find explanations of both the hacks and the problems they undo, so that I can understand the principles, rather than simply imitate the code. However, I'm new at all of this, and don't understand many of the references and terminology I encounter along the way (eg, http://www.satzansatz.de/cssd/onhavinglayout.html, which Alan so kindly provided). I've been studying Eric Meyer's CSS-Definitive Guide for three months now, but he doesn't even mention the hasLayout problem. (One would think that a detailed explanation of absolute positioning - which he furnishes - should include the rather important disclaimer that nothing else will work when using it in IE! Some tried-and-true hacks/workaround to employ so that one can actually use the absolute positioning he details would also seem fitting.) Any suggestions as to where a beginner like me can find understandable explanations for the hacks and workarounds used for IE and the problems they address? Thanks again! - Michael Get news delivered with the All new Yahoo! Mail. Enjoy RSS feeds right on your Mail page. Start today at http://mrd.mail.yahoo.com/try_beta?.intl=ca ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7 information -- 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/
