Bill Brown wrote: > Bobby Jack wrote: >> Bill, can you elaborate on this point? In FF2/Win, I DO see a bottom >> margin on that last element when it scrolls due to "overflow: auto". >> E.g. the yellow background 'shows through' below the last paragraph, >> same size as the other 'borders'. > > Hi Bobby, > > I get the bottom margin on some OS/Browser combos as well, but more > often, it collapses. I haven't checked the spec yet, but I suspect that > this behavior is incorrect because it isn't countered by the normal > collapsing margin fixes (application of padding or border between > elements). I could be totally off-base there though: I'm only on my > first cup of coffee. > > Test Page: > http://theholiergrail.com/focus-on-style/bottom-margin-collapse-with-overflow-auto.html > > --Bill
You will not find this in the spec. Even though the bottom margin is not shown in FF3, Opera 9.5, Safari and IE8, the spec doesn't elaborate why this is the case. More information. http://www.gtalbot.org/BrowserBugsSection/MSIE8Bugs/MarginBottomChildNotRendered.html We as author just shake our heads and look at the stars and wonder, what is the spec. -- Alan http://css-class.com/ Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power - Abraham Lincoln Save the Internet - http://www.savetheinternet.com/ ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
