Re: Netscape margin problem

by "Paul Mennega" <paul(at)mennega.com>

 Date:  Thu, 29 Mar 2001 14:41:11 -0500
 To:  "Dennis Lapcewich" <dlapcewich(at)intira.com>,
<hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
 References:  dbn
  todo: View Thread, Original
Ah, thanks for the help guys.  That darn scroll bar!!!

Thanks again,
Paul Mennega

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis Lapcewich" <dlapcewich(at)intira.com>
To: <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Cc: "'Paul Mennega'" <paul(at)mennega.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 2:03 PM
Subject: RE: Netscape margin problem


> Paul,
> 
> Don't sweat it.  :)
> 
> If you leave your body tag like this:
> 
> <.body marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" leftmargin="0" topmargin="0">
> 
> that's all you need.
> 
> The browser needs the real estate for scroll bars when your page is long
> enough.  I just viewed your site and find you page fits nicely with no
> scroll.  The right-side gap will always be there in NN until your page is
> long enough to scroll (it will then be covered by a scroll bar).
> 
> 
> Dennis
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Mennega [mailto:paul(at)mennega.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 9:12 AM
> > To: hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
> > Subject: Netscape margin problem
> > 
> > 
> > Hi there.
> > 
> > I am working on a site that will have no margins around the 
> > html content.  I
> > have used the marginwidth and marginheight attributes in the 
> > body tag to
> > make it work in IE, and I have used the topmargin, 
> > leftmargin, rightmargin,
> > bottommargin as well, trying to get it to work in Netscape.  
> > It works great
> > in IE(all content flush to sides), but it fails in Netscape 
> > on the right and
> > bottom of the display.
> > 
> > Can someone please take a look at the following page and let 
> > me know what
> > the error is?  This is such a simple thing, but it is driving 
> > me nuts!!!
> > 
> > http://www.mennega.com/clients/idwebsolutions/index.asp
> > 
> > TIA,
> > Paul Mennega
> > 
> > http://www.mennega.com
> > Mennega Solutions
> > "Your Solution Source"
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 

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