Marco della Pina: >Internet Explorer 6 (Windows) (only!) in "Standard Mode" has a bug in >its rendering engine, i.e. the CSS-Definition "width: 200px;" is wider >for an input field than for a select box.
Mariusz Stankiewicz >In FireFox .8 the two fields appear different in length on both quirks >on and off. This is not really a CSS bug, I think, more a difficulty surrounding the rendering of form controls. As is well known, unstyled form controls are drawn by browsers using the underlying OS settings. This includes features like the arrow on the right of a select box and the way a form button changes when it is "pressed". In the example, only the width value was set by CSS. It could be that if padding, border and margin values are set (let's say to zero) the widths of the different form controls may be the same - or at least a bit closer ;) Owen -----Original Message----- From: Mariusz Stankiewicz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 14 July 2004 10:27 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [WSG] text field size tag In FireFox .8 the two fields appear different in length on both quirks on and off. marco della pina wrote: >Ted Drake wrote: > > > >>I'm wondering if anyone has any more concrete opinions on the >>practice of defining width of input and select fields with >>css instead of the size attribute. >> >> > >There is a big problem with defining the width of input and select >fields over CSS: > >Internet Explorer 6 (Windows) (only!) in "Standard Mode" has a bug in >its rendering engine, i.e. the CSS-Definition "width: 200px;" is wider >for an input field than for a select box. > >I wrote a small example on http://www.mdpnet.de/css-width/ > >So far, I found no solution on this problem. Does anybody else? > >Greetings from Germany, > >Marco >***************************************************** >The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ >See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm >for some hints on posting to the list & getting help >***************************************************** > > > > ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ***************************************************** ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit http://www.messagelabs.com ________________________________________________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE The information contained in this communication is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and others authorised to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient you should not disclose, copy, distribute or take action on the contents of this information, except for the purpose of delivery to the addressee. Any unauthorised use is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender by email immediately and delete the message from your computer. ECOTEC Research & Consulting Limited Registered in England No. 1650169 Registered Office: Priestley House, 28-34 Albert Street, Birmingham, B4 7UD, UK Tel: +44 (0)121 616 3600 http://www.ecotec.com ________________________________________________________________________ ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help *****************************************************
