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Posted by Jonathan N. Little on 05/29/06 07:26
cuj0@bigpond.com wrote:
> I know there must be a simple answer to this, but I've spent all
> morning trying to work it out, and I just can't. What is my TABLE's
> obsession with staying on the same line as the DIV? Even if the DIV is
> set to 150% width, the TABLE still won't move down to the next line.
> This doesn't happen if I replace the table with free text or a new div
> - it just seems to be an issue with the table. Although I know how I
> can work around it, can someone please explain to me why this happens?
>
> (note: only happens for me in Firefox - doesn't happen in IE)
> (also note: please reply to the group, as emails will bounce)
Suppose to reply only to group so all can see, your note is not needed.
>
> <HTML>
> <BODY>
> <DIV style="width:100%;float:left;background-color:blue;">
^^^^^^^^^^
Here is the cause, Firefox's behavior is correct here, IE is in error,
remove the float, and I would suggest to learn what 'float' is first
before you use it.
See:
http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/visuren.html#propdef-float
> Hi
> </DIV>
> <TABLE BORDER="1">
> <TR><TD>tHERE</TD></TR>
> </TABLE>
> </BODY>
> </HTML>
>
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Take care,
Jonathan
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