Other fixes for this problem are as follows:
li { position:relative; }
li { height:1%; }
li { zoom:1.0; }
Applying borders may also fix the problem, I haven't tested that one
as it's a bad solution anyway -- changing the design to fix a bug
isn't cool at all; plus IE can't handle transparent borders anyhoo.
Other solutions can be tested by using this JS in IE:
alert(this.hasLayout);
If it comes back true, you've won :D
Now that I can confidently tackle the IE/PC bugset, I don't mind IE so
much... it keeps me in a job! heh ;)
Andrew.
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On 6/20/05, Cole Kuryakin - x7m <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Thanks for all the suggestions Peter. I hadn't gotten it fixed until I set
> the width of the li as per your suggestion.
>
> Now the bullets show up in IE as desired.
>
> Cole
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Peter Ottery
> To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org
> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 7:54 AM
> Subject: Re: [WSG] Background image in <li> not showing in IE
>
>
> Cole wrote:
> >> I've got a small background icon that I've hooked to a few <li>'s.
> Displays as planned in FF, but doesn't display at all in IE6.
> Any ideas how I can fix this in IE?
>
> not sure if youve solved this by now but often i find if you specify a
> background colour (instead of transparent), IE will play along nicely.
>
> so instead of :
> li.signInOptions {background: transparent url(../../admin/i/info.jpg) 0 5px
> no-repeat}
> try
> li.signInOptions {background: #fff url(../../admin/i/info.jpg) 0 5px
> no-repeat}
>
> of course, then thats a pain if you have a background image that needs to
> sit on varying background colours. you may end up needing to feed specific
> colours to certain uses, eg...
> #nav li.signInOptions {background-color:#ccc}
> ...if the li's needed to sit within a navigation area that has a background
> of #ccc
>
> the other thing to try when IE isnt displaying a background image is to
> specify a width on the li.
>
> hth,
> pete ottery
>
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