Re: Please help: layout (float?) problem in Netscape 6 (Windows)
by David Jones <dvjones(at)ksbe.edu>
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Thu, 5 Feb 2004 13:38:11 -1000 |
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Hmm, looks fine here in Mozilla Firebird 0.7 ... I guess
you (or Mozilla.org) fixed something.
David
dvjones(at)ksbe.edu
On 5 Feb 2004, at 15:10, Peekstok, Anna wrote:
> I have a two-column page created with nested divs that is
> working fine in Explorer and Opera. Some time today while
> I was refining the code, it stopped working in Netscape 6
> (Windows). I've tried everything I can think of and just
> can't figure it out.
>
> URL of a sample malfunctioning page:
> http://www.metrokc.gov/kcdot/aboutus/intransit/2003/03_may
> -jun_operator.stm
>
> Style sheets:
> http://www.metrokc.gov/kcdot/style.css (generic to entire
> site)
> http://www.metrokc.gov/kcdot/aboutus/intransit/styles.css
> (specific to this sub-site; the problem is probably here)
>
> Short summary and ASCII diagram of my problem:
>
> Page design
> 1. one big div that makes a grey box 100% wide
> 2. a nested div that should create the left-hand column
> (135px wide, float: left) 3. a div that's nested inside
> the first div (but not the second) with a white background
> and a left margin of 144px.
>
> What I want: What Netscape shows:
>
> -----------------------------
> ----------------------------- | |
> | | | | | grey | white box
> with | | empty | text main page | | box |
> main page content | | grey | from content | |
> with | | | box | grey is
> shoved | | text | | | |
> box over here | | | | |
> | but wraps | | | |
> | | at bottom like | | |
> | | | this | | |
> | | | | | |
> | | | | |
> still | | | still | still
> | | grey | still white | | grey | white
> | -----------------------------
> -----------------------------
>
> Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
>
> + + +
> Anna Peekstok
> King County Department of Transportation
> Community Relations and Communications
> 206-263-6482
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