Jim, I just would like to add a little bit of detail to what you are saying below.
The use of overflow:hidden would be in disuse if Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6 understood the CSS box model. It is browser inconsistency which forces front-end developers to give a content container a fixed width/height and then set that anything inside the container that doesn't fit in (overflow) should be hidden. There are ways to counter-act this by using em units which grow with the zoom of the browser and work pretty fine. If you are interviewing web designers/HTMLers/etc. make sure they not only understand CSS but know how to work with ems. What just reminded me why I am migrating from front-end development to Interaction Design, 10 years of browser inconsistencies is enuff :). Cheers, Luis "I would note that overflow is sometimes used as a shortcut to addressing an actual design problem in CSS. As pages are resized or text is enlarged designs can break. Simply adding overflow to a fixed height containing element is an easy way to ensure the overall layout stays somewhat intact when the viewer's system settings or personal preferences clash with the designers original intention." -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
