On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:42:43 +0000 (GMT), Jack Armley wrote: [...] > wondering if anybody knows a fix for ie 5.5/6 in regards to css-only > tooltips. They > sidplay ok in firefox/ie7etc, but not at all in ie. The code is like this: > > //html: > > <a href="">click here for tooltip<span class="tooltip">tooltip text</span></a> > > > //css: > > a{position:relative;} > > a span.tooltip{display:none; position:absolute; left:50%; top:0; width:8em;} > a:hover > span.tooltip, a:active span.tooltip{display:block;} >
Without an actual page to check this, I *think* your problem is due to IE needing an extra kick in the pants to react to ":hover". Try adding one of these rules to get IE to take notice: a:hover, a:active {float: none;} a:hover, a:active {direction: ltr;} a:hover, a:active {border: 0;} a:hover, a:active {overflow: visible;} a:hover, a:active {text-indent: 0;} Cordially, David -- ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/