----- Original Message ----- From: "Philippe Wittenbergh" <[email protected]> > > On Aug 8, 2009, at 10:10 PM, Fiona Hayward wrote: > >> Apparently an image will be treated as an inline element and even >> though I >> had zeroed margins and paddings, browsers will still add extra space >> to >> images , apparently treating them like text and adding extra space to >> compensate for serifs or whatever. >> Is this the case? > > Yes. An image is an inline element and rests on the baseline of the > parent block level element. > An old but pertinent explanation: > <https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Images,_Tables,_and_Mysterious_Gaps> > > Philippe > --- > Philippe Wittenbergh > http://l-c-n.com/
Thankyou Philippe cheers Fiona ______________________________________________________________________ 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/
