alan, ><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>< > From: head lemur > > this is an IE6 Quirk ><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>< no, it's actually doing it according to the standard. any browser that *doesn't* do this has the quirk. the relevant announcement from microsoft (watch wrap): <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnie60/html/cssenhancements.asp> an excellent thread at w3.org regarding this very subject and the fact that it's less of a bug and more of a correct interpretation of the standards (again, watch wrap): <http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-html/2001Oct/0051.html> thanks, .jeff http://evolt.org/ jeff at members.evolt.org http://members.evolt.org/jeff/