Hi Scott,
Thanks for the reply. I will do the Googling.
I did find that when I got the right doctype (thanks Jan) and pasted it into all my pages, the display problems disappeared. I still had to fiddle with the css and use a hack but the doctype did help a lot.
Take care, Riva
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This is a known issue with IE. Google on "IE whitespace bug" or "IE whitespace hack" to find numerous references, including CSS workarounds (i.e. hacks) to resolve the issue. With respect to the other spacing issue, it may be something to do with the difference between the way IE implements the box model and the way other browsers do so. In IE 6 you can switch off quirks mode by referencing an appropriate doctype and make IE treat the box model in a standard fashion. However, you would still be stuck in earlier versions unless you implement some of the box model hacks as well.
Not all hacks are bad, BTW. It depends upon their nature and how they are implemented. An example is hacks against "dead" browsers (those which will never be further developed), which are acceptable, as opposed to hacks against "live" browsers, which are not. Do some Googling on CSS hacks and you'll find a range of opinions on their use, but even those who dislike them admit that there are situations in which their use is not only acceptable, but unavoidable.
Cheers,
Scott
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