On 11/16/05, CHAUDHRY, Bhuvnesh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The problem: Using IE6, I am unable to select a part of the text from the
content area. When I try to select a para or a line, all the text on the
page within the parent div tag including the side menu bar get selected.
There is a
Title: Message
Id say selecting text is a
usability/accessibility issue.
Grant
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text on IE
99% of users have no idea what view-source is. If they try to select
any text on the page, and they can't, they won't be happy.
Is the section positioned? Does it have any divs overlapping?
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Paul Noone wrote:
Why do you want to select the text?
Probably worth mentioning that this IE text-selection bug also
breaks Macromedia Contribute (at least the Windows version) so
areas of the page that should be client-editable aren't...
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This does in fact occur when absolutely positioned divs collide on top
of each other. There aren't exactly workarounds...it just means that
you either deal with it, or you redevelop your website with a bit more
care, or just use floats (if they can suffice).
espn.com is an infamous site that
Title: Can't select text on IE
Hi,
I have written an html page based on CSS layout. The page has a parent div tag which contains many other div tags including one for Side Menu, one for Masthead and one for the Content.
The problem: Using IE6, I am unable to select a part of the text from
November 2005
03:03
To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org
Subject: [WSG] Can't select text
on IE
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Hi,
I
have written an html page based on CSS layout. The page has a parent
div tag which contains many other div tags including one for Side Menu,
one for Masthead and one for the Content
Title: Can't select text on IE
Why do you want to select the text? This might go some way
towards providing an adequate solution that doesn't involve totally overhauling
your stylsheet.
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BhuvneshSent: Wednesday, 16
Title: Message
Paul,
It a
simplecopy and paste requirement.
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Paul,
It a
simplecopy and paste requirement.
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Or...View Source and copy. Assuming that's an
option.
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BhuvneshSent: Wednesday, 16 November 2005 3:48 PMTo:
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IE
Paul,
It a
simplecopy
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