Sent by Big John on 5 March 2003 22:10
Ryan wrote:
> I'm working on a web site, and while it looks the way I want in IE6,
> it doesn't look right in Mozilla 1.2, which I take is the more
> standards-compliant of the two.
>
> Demo page: http://www3.sympatico.ca/taylormcgreal/evil/ej.html
> IE6 Screenshot:
> http://www3.sympatico.ca/taylormcgreal/evil/evil-ie6.jpg
> Moz1.2 Screenshot:
> http://www3.sympatico.ca/taylormcgreal/evil/evil-moz12.jpg (note the
> gap above the menu div)
Ryan, This is indeed a case of Moz being too good for it's own good.
The gap above the nav is actually the top margin of the top paragraph
in the nav! (no joke)
Apparently, a strict reading of the specs means that this top margin
should appear OUTSIDE the containing box, unless the containing box
has a top border. I'm not saying I agree with this, but there it is.
What puzzles me is why Opera and IE seem to eliminate the margin
altogether. This is one of those oh-so-tricky points of doctrine
that I have a bit of trouble understanding. Perhaps someone else
might wish to pontificate?
The cure for this is to remove the top margin from the paragraph,
or apply a top border to the nav box.
Big John
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