Posted by Jonathan N. Little on 06/04/05 04:25

SpaceGirl wrote:

> You dont need to. There is a "fixed" property you can set on objects in
> CSS. The item (such as a DIV) then remains fixed on screen regardless of
> scrolling (and no need for JS). I think this doesn't work in IE, and I
> cant remember the limitations of this - but worth looking up.
>
Yep, would be a simple solution, but sadly since nearly 80% of folks
insist on using IE it is hard to use a STANDARD feature that will not
work with 80% of your site's visitors. The JavaScript, although not as
elegant, will break less....

Often in this NG folks say 'supporting a standard is meaningless' but I
say as a designer, until there is cooperations and compliance, web
design will continue to be a PITA and websites will continue to break....

Job security I guess!

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Take care,

Jonathan
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