RE: the text inputs Netscape on the PC

If the nuances between the major browsers are causing a problem, then use a 
browser detect JavaScript to direct the user to the appropriate page.  Both 
pages would be identical (saving coding time) with the only difference 
being a specific style for the respective browsers.


At 16:09 2001-08-27 -0700, Chuck Evans wrote:

>-----Original Message-----
>tphilis(at)troyphilis.com wrote:
>
>I'm having a problem that I hope will ring a bell with someone. I'm
>working on an on-line employment application form and viewing it in IE
>5.0 and Netscape 4.7 on both Mac and PC platforms. My problem is that in
>Netscape on the PC the text inputs are huge compared to the other
>platform/browser combos.
>
>This is only happening when I have it linked to the style sheet we use
>across the site. It's too big to put here, but the only definition that
>has to do with forms is:
>
>ADDRESS, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY,BR, CAPTION, CENTER, DD, DIR, DIV, DL, DT,
>FORM, HR, LI, MENU, OL, P, PRE, TD, TH, TR, UL
>{font-family: arial, geneva,helvetica,  sans-serif;
>font-size: 12px;}
>
>A sample input tag is -
>
>input type="text" name="agency_name" size="30"
>
>I wish I could direct you to a page, but I'm behind a firewall. I tried
>sizing the inputs using a style, and it worked when view on an NT
>workstation, but not on Win98.


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