[thelist] Background images and margins

[Norman Bunn]

Pringle, Ron wrote:

>Ron Pringle
>Norman wrote:
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>  
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>>#header 
>>{position:relative;width:100%;background:url(../images/headerb
>>g.png) top 
>>left repeat-x;background-color:900;margin:0 1px;}
>>
>>only indents on the left and runs flush on the right in IE and FF.  I 
>>have tried various combinations to try to get this to work, 
>>but with no 
>>success.  How do I get the background image to stop short of 
>>the right 
>>side by 1 pixel?
>>    
>>
>
>Norman-
>
>margin affects the space between the object and everything surrounding
>it. You'll want to use padding:0 1px; to affect the space between the
>contents and its border.
>
>Regards,
>Ron
>  
>
I tried padding and the 1 pixel to the left disappeared as well.  Do I 
need a div around the div to make this work?

Norman

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Norman W. Bunn
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