[thelist] Extra space around text in Netscape 6

Miriam Frost miriam at members.evolt.org
Tue Feb 19 10:10:01 CST 2002


> The problem is the top row in the top table.
> In IE 4, 5, Opera 6.01 and Netscape 4.61, and 4.7 everything is
> displaying correctly. The problem I have is with Netscape 6.
> The top row is split into 2 columns. The left column has a graphic, the
> right column has a background image and then text in the table cell.
> In Netscape 6 the text has far more space around it top and bottom and
> thus pushes the cell down leaving a big gap in the left column spoiling
> the design. How do I remove the space so that it behaves the same as the
other

I'm pretty sure it's related to the box model in css strict; in other words,
it displays images in line of the text, and allocates space for text
descenders. If you change the font size, that space would get larger. A
better explanation is here:
http://developer.netscape.com/evangelism/docs/articles/img-table/


Cheers,
Miriam (Frost!)


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