Re: IE 6 and percentage heights in images

by "Data Driven Design" <jeff(at)datadrivendesign.com>

 Date:  Thu, 6 Sep 2001 11:05:17 -0400
 To:  "Nate Harel" <nharel(at)consultant.com>
 Cc:  "Chuck Evans" <chuck.evans(at)click2learn.com>, "'HWG Techniques'" <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
 References:  asymetrix rcn
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Nate Harel" <nharel(at)consultant.com>
To: "Data Driven Design" <jeff(at)datadrivendesign.com>
Cc: "Chuck Evans" <chuck.evans(at)click2learn.com>; "'HWG Techniques'"
<hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 10:30 AM
Subject: Re: IE 6 and percentage heights in images


> Chuck ,
>
> Is there a way to make <hr> vertical?
>
> Nate
>
>
> At 9/6/2001 09:08 AM, Data Driven Design wrote:
> >You can use an <hr> in the same way, width and size are the attributes to
> >control it's dimensions. Add a style attribute and you can make it look
like
> >whatever you want.
> >
> >Data Driven Design
> >1506 Tuscaloosa Ave
> >Holly Hill, Florida 32117
> >
> >http://www.datadrivendesign.com
> >Phone: (386) 226-8979
> >
> >Websites That WORK For You
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Chuck Evans" <chuck.evans(at)click2learn.com>
> >To: "'HWG Techniques'" <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
> >Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 11:36 PM
> >Subject: IE 6 and percentage heights in images
> >
> >
> > > I've got an image on my site that is 1 pixel wide by 100% high. In
IE5.x,
> >it
> > > displays nicely as a vertical rule extending the entire height of the
> >table
> > > cell it is in.
> > >
> > > Something like:
> > >
> > > <.img src="blah.gif" width="1" height="100%">
> > >
> > > Now, IE 6 comes along and the "rule" no longer works (pun intended).
(It
> > > doesn't display in NN 4.x either, but I've been able to live with
that.)
> > > Unfortunately, I expect IE6 to gain browser share quickly, so I'd like
a
> > > work-around.
> > >
> > > Any ideas?
> > >
> > > (By the way, the browscap.ini file is a wonderful thing, paired with
IIS
> >5's
> > > MSWC.BrowserType object. I use it to provide IE6 users with their own
> > > stylesheet to overcome Microsoft's friggin' decision to now make
> > > align="center" the default for td's.)
> > >
> > > Chuck Evans
> > > Webmaster
> > > Click2learn, Inc.
> > > http://home.click2learn.com
> > >
>
>
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