...and thanks to Michael too :)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: michael ensor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
> Sent: 06 January 2003 17:58
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [wdvltalk] RE: vertical spacing
> 
> 
> Not Jon, but just in case you are anxiously awaiting a reply:
> 
> If you use the @import rule to import your style sheets 
> because various
> browsers have differing levels of support for it, it can be 
> used to hide
> styles from "non-compliant" browsers in lieu of using java 
> script sniffing
> and serving separate style sheets.
> 
> @import url(styles/mystylesheet.css) ; will block NN4.x, 
> I.E.3.x (Windows),
> iCab 2.51 (Mac), Konqueror 2.12 and Amaya 5.1 (Windows).
> 
> NB some versions of NN will crash when 'seeing' an @import 
> rule, I have got
> a table somewhere of browser support for the @import rule: if 
> anyone is
> interested shout and I will post it (when I find it, lol)
> 
> hth
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ben Joyce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 6:22 AM
> Subject: [wdvltalk] RE: vertical spacing
> 
> 
> > > > > > http://www.odihpn.org/revamp/index.htm
> > > > > > I can't for the life of me to get the top row on this page
> > > > > > smaller unless I take out the drop down menu. Can 
> anyone help?
> > > > >
> > > > > Try setting the margins of the forms inside that row 
> to 0px: <form
> > > > > style="margin: 0px"> instead of <form>.
> > > >
> > > > Ah, yes, that works, perfectomundo!
> > >
> > > Watch out for Netscape 4 though ;-)
> >
> > ...as always :(
> >
> > > > Ahh but as always there is a catch... Netscape 4.72. It
> > > looks... well,
> > > > shall I say, less than beautiful??
> > > > Should I just forget about it?
> > >
> > > Depends.... what percentage of your site's visitors are using
> > > it? Do you mind giving a messier version of the site to these
> > > visitors?
> > >
> > > These days I hide all styles from Netscape, and my sanity
> > > level has risen considerably since I started doing it - then
> > > again, I don't use tables for layout any more either, so
> > > Netscape users still get a logical (albeit plain) layout.
> >
> > Jon, do you mind if I ask what you mean by "hide all styles from
> > Netscape" ?? do you mean you don't reference any CSS if you're
> > displaying in NS4.x?
> >
> > Also, I'm still using tables for layout and I don't really have any
> > issues.  I presume you're using CSS and 
> absolute-positioning?  is this
> > commonplace now?
> >
> > > If validation doesn't matter to you, you may be able to move
> > > the <form> outside the table:
> > >
> > > <form>
> > >   <table>
> > >     <tr>
> > >       <td>
> > >         This input box should have no padding:
> > >         <input name="foo">
> > >       </td>
> > >     </tr>
> > >   </table>
> > > </form>
> >
> > In cases like this I tuck the <form> tag between the 
> <table> and <tr>,
> > or <tr> and <td>.  Usually works.
> >
> >  .ben
> >
> >
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