I apologize deeply, the two sets of links were the same, here is a corrected message! Bruce wrote: > Some of you may have seen this format of page I am learning with, and > this is an on-line example, meeting minutes. This is a question about > standards and IE. First, the browser[s] I am using - on WIN-XP SP1, > with NS7.2, and IE6. > > The rationale for the format is that the top 'header; div contains > images and a text label, large font size - I like the text rather than > an image of the words. All is fluid, including images so that a change > in screen size or font size will behave well, and that header has a > fixed width so that the text will always be in the middle, and if > required a horizontal scroll bar will appear. The 'meeting' div is > fluid and will in all cases hold the text well. > > Because IE will not change presented font size if the size in in > pixels or points, and because IE louses up the placement of the images > if the font gets too big, I made the 'body' font sized in points. NS > scales all nicely if the font size is changed. The 'meeting' font size > is set in ems, so that it will change, but in IE it does not. > > http://edgecomb.org/selectboard/pbminutes20040607.htm > http://edgecomb.org/selectboard/planningboard.css > > From the 'body' - > body { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; > font-size: > 7pt; /* Note IE no > resizing, point font size */ > and from the 'meeting' - > #meeting #minutes { text-align: left; > font-size: 1.8em; > This text will not resize in IE. If you look at the entire stuff > contained in the header, there are font sizes, but while they affect > the base size in IE there is still no change if the browser selects > smaller or larger text. > > So, I tried the following - make the body a font size other than > points or pixels, and make the header div a point or pixel size. > > http://www.midcoast.com/~dumarest/temp/pbminutes20040607.htm > http://www.midcoast.com/~dumarest/temp/planningboard.css > > body { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; > font-size: 100%; > #headerdiv { background-image: url(sand.bmp); /* Image to > fill to right if wide screen */ > font-size: 7pt; > Now, the header does not expand in IE, but the meeting area text does. > > What is correct, and why?? > > > ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL-REMOVED]] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
