Barry> this might actually be something simple that I've
Barry> forgotten but I'm noticing more div layed out sites are harder
Barry> to accuratly select the text content. Select a word or two and
Barry> next thing you know you've highlighted (and copied/pasted) half
Barry> the page inc images.

Barry> to see what I mean, see if you can cleanly select a
Barry> couple of words from http://webstandards.org/. you'll probably
Barry> end up with more than you selected

Barry> can anyone explain why?

I had the same (probably) problem recently.

It doesn't happen in IE 5x Win, only IE6. It seems it's a problem
caused by the combination of absolute positioning) and IE6 working in 
standards-compatible mode.

This looks like a possible soultion:
http://lists.evolt.org/archive/Week-of-Mon-20020902/121759.html

another page about it here:
http://blog.tom.me.uk/2003/07/23/boie6selecta.php

HTH

 
Regards

Mike Brown

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