Posted by Neredbojias on 07/30/05 13:37

With neither quill nor qualm, Els quothed:

> Neredbojias wrote:
>
> > With neither quill nor qualm, boclair quothed:
> >
> >> I thought that suggesting a height for a div did not constrain the div
> >> height which is determined rather by the content. It seemed that the
> >> height hack was fairly innocuous as hacks go.
> >
> > If a height is given, content has nothing to do with it.
>
> In current IE versions for Windows the content will still make the div
> extend to encompass it.

Perhaps under certain circumstances, but I've used overflow:auto on set-
height divs with some success.

> For any other browser, the set height will
> constrain the div, which is why this hack should always be hidden from
> them.

I haven't examined the "hack" but suspect it works for reasons other
than what might be construed from the result. Hopefully, IE7 will cure
a lot of these anomalies without spawning a host of new ones.

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Neredbojias
Contrary to popular belief, it is believable.

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