[WSG] Spans & Padding

[Ryan Moore]

I am having a real problem with the this mark up.   .featured_listing {             clear:both;             display:block;             margin:0 0 1.5em 0; }   .featured_image {             height:158px;             width:240px;             float:left; }   .featured_listings_details {             clear:none;             margin:0;             list-style:none;             padding:0; }   .featured_left_col {             width:25em; margin:0.5em;" }   .featured_right_col { width:250em; padding:0 1em; }   <div class="featured_listing">             <span class=“ featured_left_col“><img class="featured_image" src="" ?>" alt="" /></span>             <span class=”.featured_right_col”>             <ul class="featured_listings_details">                         <li><strong><?php echo $row['status'] ?></strong></li>                         <li><?php echo $row['address'] ?> - <?php echo $row['cost'] ?></li>                         <?php $description = $row['description']; ?>                         <li><?php echo smart_trim($description,$length,true) ?></li>                         <li><a href="" echo $row['id']; ?>">View Details</a></li>             </ul>             </span> </div>   The problem is in the the .featured_left_col & featured_right_col both choose to ignore anything related to width, padding or margins?  Ideally, I’d like to be able to place a border around the featured_listing class but I can’t do that if I replace the featured_col…  with div’s.  The border get’s eaten up and will not display.  This occurs in all major browsers on PC.   Some help would be much appreciated. ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ****************************************************** ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************