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Posted by Beauregard T. Shagnasty on 11/02/06 23:03
Dave Kelly wrote:
> I am in over my head and not sure where to read for help. I maintain a
> web site. One of the pages displays as I want it in linux Foxfire but
> not in XP IE.
>
> http://www.texasflyfishers.org/misc.htm
The page looks nearly the same to me in Firefox and IE6, given a
sufficiently wide browser window. Narrowing to around 750px it starts to
fall apart. Why not study this template for some better ideas on sizing
and positioning? Let it float.
http://benmeadowcroft.com/webdev/csstemplates/3-column.html
Some other comments:
a. Your footer links/text is 70% of 0.8em, definitely in
the micro-flyspeck range. I can't come close to reading it.
And the links disappear when hovered.
b. Helvetica is not a standard Windows font; you need to specify
font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
I use "Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
c. font:normal 0.8em/1.2em verdana,aria,sans-serif;
1. "aria" is misspelled.
2. Verdana? http://k75s.home.att.net/fontsize.html#verdana
3. the 1.2em line-height causes text overlap in narrow windows
and the height itself is normally never needed.
4. use 100% for everything except headings and footers, see
my fontsize page
d. Stop thinking of precise pixel positioning, it's a lost cause.
e. The hover effect in the two columns is not pleasant.
--
-bts
-Motorcycles defy gravity; cars just suck
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