Posted by Jonathan N. Little on 02/14/07 14:39

Bruce C. Miller wrote:

> Either way, I dislike the idea that the length of the content in the
> second row effects the way IE draws the first one. It really
> shouldn't, quirks-mode or not. For example, if you change the 2nd
> row's content to like 4 characters, IE does exactly what I want it to.
>

Makes you kind of understand why it strikes a nerve around here when
someone make a statement like: "who cares about standards, its the most
popular 'browser' so all should do it that browser's way!"

I and many here will recommend to design for standards-compliant
browsers first, then if IE has problems, tweak or hack if you must, else
live with the difference.

You're stuck with quirks mode so it is a crap-shoot at best. You'll just
have to live with IE doing it its *own* way. IE7 is now out and it is
clear how MS feels about this.

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Take care,

Jonathan
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