Posted by Ian Rutgers on 07/11/06 21:20

"Nikita the Spider" <NikitaTheSpider@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> In article <jwxsg.151606$IK3.119014@pd7tw1no>,
> "Ian Rutgers" <irutgers@otima.ca> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I have FireFox 1.0.5.4 and am coding this page
>> http://www.taoofpeace.com/test/studentresources/testSheets.php In IE &
>> Opera the iframe loads correctly (no scrollbars and sized correctly with
>> Javascript). In FireFox the scrollbar appears even though I have
>> explicity
>> stated scrolling="no". My css sets the width of the iframe and indicates
>> that the overflow is visible.
>>
>> Is this a known issue with FireFox or am I missing something (html/css
>> wise)?
>
> Hi Ian,
> I've never used iframes or messed much with overflow:, but since no one
> else has answered I thought I'd toss out my uninformed reply.
>
> On my Firefox (1.5.4, OS X) the content of the iframe isn't entirely
> visible without a vertical scrollbar. Suppose you delete everything
> below "STRIKING / PRESSURE POINTS:" -- do you still get a scrollbar? If
> so, I don't know what to suggest. But if the scrollbar goes away then, I
> think Firefox is just trying to ensure that users can get to your
> content.
>
Thanks for the reply! In doing a little experimenting I found that FireFox
didn't accurately read the length of the content whereas IE and Opera do. I
have used illegal xhtml transitional coding (as well as some javascript
thrown in for good measure) to have it do what I want, but if there is a
better way to serve up the content (see my comments to Jonathan Little) I
will switch.

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