Jarkko, Excellent thought & that was the problem.
That idea ran through my mind also, but I thought that since P was a block-level element, it would be ok. Thanks. -- Jonathan Rosenberg Founder & Executive Director, Tabby's Place http://www.tabbysplace.org/ > -----Original Message----- > From: prototype-scriptaculous@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Jarkko Laine > Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 10:02 > To: prototype-scriptaculous@googlegroups.com > Subject: [Proto-Scripty] Re: Strange .update Error? > > > > On Oct 30, 5:20 pm, "Jonathan Rosenberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > See below. this._question is a ref to $('question): > > > > <div id="outer"> > > <img id='tobi' src="/images/help/tobi.png" /> > > <div class="top-left"></div><div class="top-right"></div> > > <div class="inside"> > > <p id='question' class="notopgap question"> > > <!-- Question goes here --> > > </p> > > <ul id='answers'> > > <!-- <li id='li-1'>answers go here</a></li> > > --> > > </ul> > > <p class="nobottomgap"> > > > > <a href='#' onClick='wiz.prev();'> > > <img id='back' src="/images/help/back.png" > > /></a> > > </p> > > </div> > > <div > > > > >> I'm having what I think is a weird problem with .update on IE. > >> > >> This statement fails: > >> > >> this._question.update("<div>You</div>") > >> > >> but this works > >> > >> this._question.update("<span>You</span>") > > "The P element represents a paragraph. It cannot contain block-level > elements (including P itself)." > > http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/text.html#h-9.3.1 > > Dunno if this is the actual reason to your problem, but don't use the > P element for something that might ever contain other block-level > elements. Just use div. > > //jarkko > > -- > Jarkko Laine > http://jlaine.net > http://dotherightthing.com > http://odesign.fi > > Check out my latest book, Unobtrusive Prototype, fresh off the > Peepcode oven: > http://peepcode.com/products/unobtrusive-prototype-js > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prototype & script.aculo.us" group. To post to this group, send email to prototype-scriptaculous@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
