Joel D Canfield wrote: > http://streamliine.com/ii/bb/ looks as expected in FireFox, last two versions > of NN, and Opera. > > IE7 adds padding, methinks, to the text; IE6 blows up entirely and adds a > quart of margin. why? > > thanks muchly > > spinhead > > Try completely revising your CSS to: body { background-color: #fff; color: #000; font-size: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; <<< kill IE em font-scaling bug-- add percent on body } #navcontainer { float:left; width: 130px; <<< set a width on the float } #navcontainer ul { font: bold 0.7em/1.1 sans-serif; <<< set line-height for IE7.0 list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; <<< zero this stuff }
#navcontainer a { border-top:3px solid #ffceff; border-right:4px solid #660066; border-bottom:4px solid #660066; border-left:3px solid #ffceff; background-color: #bd07bd; color: #ffffff; padding-left: 5px; text-decoration: none; width: 100%; <<< kill the white space bug in IE6 } #navcontainer a:hover { border-top:3px solid #ffceff; border-right:4px solid #660066; border-bottom:4px solid #660066; border-left:3px solid #ffceff; background-color:#bd07bd; color: #ffceff; } #navlist a { display: block; } Quick tested (local) in XP :: IE7, IE6, Firefox/2.0.0.2, and Opera/9.10. Best, ~dL -- http://chelseacreekstudio.com/ ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7 information -- 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/