On 4/21/06, Zoe M. Gillenwater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Adam McGrath wrote: > > the only other quick fix i could recomend is to try forcing the parent > > element #content, to "have layout", (eg position: relative;), that > > usually fixes a multitude of peekaboo weirdness's > > > > position: relative does not give an element layout in IE6. position: > absolute does, but not relative. However, relative positioning is > another one of IE's magic bullets (unrelated to layout). It will often > fix problems that setting layout cannot. At other times, it will cause > bugs, so only use it when necessary.
Zoe, you read my mind. After reading the article on hasLayout that people kindly provided, I saw the part about position:relative not forcing an element to have layout and was curious as to 1) why it works anyway and 2) would it indeed to be better to go w/ a solution like the Holly Hack, the Underscore Hack, or something else that forces an element's hasLayout to be true in IE. I mean, the position:relative is working and there are currently no ill side effects, but why poke the IE bear w/ short stick. -- Bryce Fields www.royalrodent.com "Do or do not! There is no try!" -- Yoda DISCLAIMER: All opinions expressed herein are mine, except for the ones I stole or were given to me by my wife. ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
