Problem with IE 6

I have the following CSS code, this code works great in FF and IE7 (as
expected) however IE 6 chokes on it. I think the issue is the line
that states: "position: absolute; left: 520px;". When I take that
line out IE 6 works however, the image is not positioned to my
liking... Can anyone please suggest a fix? HTML code below CSS:

#detailsHelp a {
border-bottom: 1px dashed #FEB14C;
text-decoration: none;
position: absolute; left: 520px;
}

#detailsHelp a:hover {
/* position: absolute; */
}

#detailsHelp a span {
display: none;
}

#detailsHelp a:hover span {
display: block;
position: absolute; top: 10px; left: -250px;
/* formatting only styles */
padding: 5px; margin: 10px; z-index: 100;
background: #eee; border: 1px dashed #FEB14C;
opacity: 0.9;
width: 250px;
color: #1A315F;

font-size:small;
font-weight: bold;
text-align:left;
/* end formatting */
}


HTML snippet:

<span id='detailsHelp'>
<a href='#'><img src='images/information.gif' border='0' alt='Bringing
God to your online life!'/>
<span><center>About this Page:</center><br/>
Text Goes here!<br/><br/>
Text Goes here!<br/><br/>
Text Goes here!<br/><br/>
Text Goes here!
</span>
</a>
</span>
<br/>

Thanks for any and all help!

Jeff
http://www.godsurfer.com/

In article
<fe47f9a7-f8ae-4b0b-8622-4cfe80273e6b (AT) u10g2000prn (DOT) googlegroups.com>,
JeffV <jeff.vaccaro (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

I have the following CSS code

A url with a minimal test case, validated, with a proper doctype will
increase your chances of getting help.

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dorayme

On 31/03/08 00:32, JeffV wrote:

On Mar 30, 4:29 pm, dorayme <doraymeRidT... (AT) optusnet (DOT) com.au> wrote:

Test Case A: (Works in all browsers but the Information Button isn't
properly placed)

http://www.godsurfer.com/addStory.php

Test Case B: (Works in FF and IE 7 only - Information Button is placed
correctly)

Neither case renders correctly in Opera 9.26

Hi to all is there a possibility to install the IE6 additionally to IE7
or maybe in the future IE6/7/8

REgards Knut

Knut Krueger wrote:

Hi to all is there a possibility to install the IE6 additionally to IE7
or maybe in the future IE6/7/8

REgards Knut

http://www.google.com/search?query=i...d%20ie7&num=50

I've tried it and I cannot recommend it. It's problematic at best.

--
Ed Mullen
http://edmullen.net
Deja Loo: I've heard this flush before!

On Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:40:11 +0200, Knut Krueger wrote:

Hi to all is there a possibility to install the IE6 additionally to IE7
or maybe in the future IE6/7/8

REgards Knut

Under Windows I use one of the virtual machines (either vmware or
virtualbox) and install an older copy of windows in it. Its not hard to
find someone with a retail version of 98 that you can snag from them for
a few coins.

Under Linux I sometimes use "ies4linux." the beta version can install IE
5.5, 6 and 7. (If you modify the source you can also get IE1 and a few
other ancient versions.)

They aren't 100% accurate -- they fall apart with a lot of plug ins, but
for most of my testing, I find it a very comfortable option.