Good news, I solved it by adding "position:relative" to the outer
container div with the fixed height thanks to this post:
http://snook.ca/archives/html_and_css/position_relative_overflow_ie/
I think you're assessment is correct, my experience matches your
observation. Thanks for your response.
On Oct 30, 11:41 am, Diodeus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think the problem is how tables are rendered, not because of the DIV
> itself. They seem to wait until the rest of the page has rendered
> before sizing themselves.
>
> You can really see it happen in this example:
>
> <table border="1">
> <tr>
> <td width="50%"> </td>
> <td> </td>
> </tr>
> <tr>
> <td> <div style='display:none' id='xx'<p>Lorem ipsum
> dolor sit
> amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Suspendisse at felis. Etiam
> ullamcorper. Aenean fringilla, eros eu dapibus tristique, erat lacus
> vestibulum metus, nec pharetra leo ante et quam. Nunc ac mi molestie
> justo placerat laoreet. Morbi eget dolor. Curabitur pretium, mi quis
> iaculis molestie, dolor ligula sagittis orci, at sodales quam dolor
> quis sem. Suspendisse vitae risus.</p></div></td>
> <td> </td>
> </tr>
> </table>
> <script type="text/javascript">
> new Effect.Grow('xx',{delay:1.0,duration:5.0})
> </script>
>
> On Oct 30, 12:44 pm, James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > I'm using Effect.grow() to expand table rows in a fixed height div.
> > In Firefox, the div overflows properly and everything is fine. In
> > IE7, the all of the records grow past the bottom of the div
> > momentarily, then disappear behind the div. This brief flash before
> > the recovery looks unprofessional.
>
> > The element that is growing is a <div> nested inside a <td>. In the
> > Scriptaculous api is the following warning: "Works safely with most
> > Block Elements, except tables." Is the fact that the div is nested in
> > a table structure contributing to this problem?
>
> > I would welcome any advice from others who have experienced this
> > problem.
>
> > Thanks
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