Hi John,

*:first-child+html simply targets IE7, *html targets IE6 alone.

I use an alternative way of doing conditional CSS for IE and its
described very well here:

[http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/html-css-techniques/quick-tip-how-to-target-ie6-ie7-and-ie8-uniquely-with-4-characters/]

The '/*for IE/7.0*/' is just a coment, nothing more, nothing less....

Al

On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 9:04 AM, John Franks <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>John Franks wrote:
>>I have a strange IE7 css problem, where the slim <legend> tags with their 
>>green backgrounds on this page 
>>http://www.mrskibbles.co.uk/?page=shop.registration are sitting in >7px in 
>>from the left than they need to be. They should line up with the main 
>>"Register" <h1> at the top of the main donut, and do in all of the five main 
>>browsers including IE8 - >but not in IE7 where they indent (I am not trying 
>>for any compatibility with IE6 so that is not needed).
>>
>>
>>I do not have any version of IE on-board at the moment, so since there have 
>>been no other replies, I'll hazard a guess :-) .
>>
>>Try:
>>default.css
>>line number 326
>>
>
> line326> form.johnRegForm legend { background-color:#62A868; border:2px solid 
> #4B8750; width:558px; height:25px; line-height:1.8; padding:0 0 0 8px; 
> text-align:left; color:#fff; font-weight:bold; margin:0; }
> line327>*:first-child+html form.johnRegForm legend {background-color:#62A868; 
> margin-left:-7px; }/*for IE/7.0*/
>>
>>Best,
>>Carmina Burana
>
>
> Thanks a lot Carmina. I have copied your code into my css file under line 326 
> exactly as shown above, and it seems to have worked perfectly.
> I have a pretty good grasp of css except for conditional css or hacks for IE. 
> Can you please answer my questions below to help me learn what your code 
> means.
> - Why have you inserted *:first-child+html at the start of the line?
>
> - Why have you inserted /*for IE/7.0*/ at the end of the line?
> - Should I have inserted the code at the end of line 326 after the current 
> selector or add it to new line 327 immediately below as I have done so above?
>
> Thanks, John.
>
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