Posted by Neredbojias on 11/12/10 11:56

To further the education of mankind, dorayme
<doraymeRidThis@optusnet.com.au> vouchsafed:

>> > Is there any trouble or downside in using a div for the sole
>> > purpose of containing a background image, eg. a decorative
>> > horizontal strip, not very high, 50px at most. If the height is
>> > css'd at 50px and the pic is naturally 50px high, is it kosher to
>> > leave out not only width, (a div being 100% by default), but also
>> > repeat instructions. My tests work as I want.... but if there are
>> > downsides, I would like to know about them.
>>
>> Under some conditions, IE 6 has trouble with divs for which a width
>> is not specified.
>
> What about the specific condition of a div that has nothing at
> all in it, is a child of the body that has no size specs and is
> css'd to have a background image, be 50px high and margined left
> 1%. Shall I add width:100%?

If you did, it would cause a horizontal scrollbar (I think).

Most of the width problems I've run across occurred in IE 6 and a primary
div like you mentioned most likely wouldn't be a problem, anyway.

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Neredbojias
Infinity has its limits.

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