> example #1 > http://www.exploded.org/view_thread.php?thread_id=14 > example #2 > http://www.exploded.org/view_member.php?member_id=54 > > if you hover over the login or sign-up links at the bottom of example > #1, the "???" text will appear to the right of the image, and a block > of white text appears underneath the footer bar. This is the IE "peekaboo" bug. The text you are seeing when you hover over a link is text that should always appear; if you view these pages in Firefox, the text is immediately visible. Here's some information about the bug and some fixes: http://www.positioniseverything.net/explorer/peekaboo.html -- Sarah Sweeney :: Web Developer & Programmer Portfolio :: http://sarah.designshift.com Blog :: http://hardedge.ca