Re: Simple Example -- IE 6 or Firefox, Who's Right?

"Tony LaPaso" <tlapaso (AT) comcast (DOT) net> wrote:

First, notice that Firefox simply ignores the "width:500px" rule
whereas IE honors it. Why is that?

Because your document is rendered in quirks mode due to the xml
prolog. In quirks mode, IE applies width to inline elements, a
violation of the css specification.

Is IE correct or is Firefox?

Firefox.

I'm not sure which browser is rendering it
correctly but I'm tending to think it's IE.

When IE renders something differently from Mozilla and Opera or Safari, it
is quite a safe bet IE is wrong.

If you change the "display:inline" to "display:block" Firefox *will*
honor the width.

Because width applies to block elements.

The second point I wanted to ask about is the way Firefox chops off the
upper border. Why is that?

From the CSS specification:

"Although margins, borders, and padding of non-replaced elements do
not enter into inline box height calculation (and thus the line box
calculation), they are still rendered around inline boxes."

Bye,
Martin

"Martin Bialasinski" <agr30+news (AT) uni-koeln (DOT) de> wrote

"Tony LaPaso" <tlapaso (AT) comcast (DOT) net> wrote:
The second point I wanted to ask about is the way Firefox chops off
the
upper border. Why is that?

From the CSS specification:

"Although margins, borders, and padding of non-replaced elements do
not enter into inline box height calculation (and thus the line box
calculation), they are still rendered around inline boxes."

Thank's exactly what I was looking for. Thanks very much.

--
Tony LaPaso