On 11/16/05, CHAUDHRY, Bhuvnesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The problem: Using IE6, I am unable to select a part of the text from the
> content area. When I try to select a para or a line, all the text on the
> page within the parent tag including the side menu bar get selected.
There is a JavaS
This does in fact occur when absolutely positioned divs collide on top
of each other. There aren't exactly workarounds...it just means that
you either deal with it, or you redevelop your website with a bit more
care, or just use floats (if they can suffice).
espn.com is an infamous site that produc
Paul Noone wrote:
> Why do you want to select the text?
Probably worth mentioning that this IE text-selection bug also
breaks Macromedia Contribute (at least the Windows version) so
areas of the page that should be client-editable aren't...
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99% of users have no idea what view-source is. If they try to select
any text on the page, and they can't, they won't be happy.
Is the section positioned? Does it have any divs overlapping?
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I’d say selecting text is a
usability/accessibility issue.
Grant
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Or...View Source and copy. Assuming that's an
option.
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Paul,
It
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Paul,
It a
simple copy and paste requirement.
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Paul,
It a
simple copy and paste requirement.
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Why do you want to select the text? This might go some way
towards providing an adequate solution that doesn't involve totally overhauling
your stylsheet.
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Title: Can't select text on IE
IE has a bug where you can’t select
text in your content area if it is positioned absolutely. Try relative
positioning and use margins.
Grant
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