BUG in IE6 when displaying CSS based <DIV>

[Dario de Judicibus]

System:
Windows XP SP1 + all latest patches (no SP2)

Browser:
IE 6.0.2800.1106.xpsp2.040919-1003

Problem:
browser does not show, or partially shows, borders and background color of
<DIV> as defined in CSS file. Forzing a drawing refresh by minimizing and
restoring browser window or by overlapping another window on browser causes
correct rendering on <DIV>.

Problem occurs on any <DIV> of any page if based on CSS. Same pages are
correctly rendered by Mozzilla or Firefox.

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[kaeli]

In article <d3***********@newsreader2.mclink.it>, no****@nowhere.com
enlightened us with...

System:
Windows XP SP1 + all latest patches (no SP2)

Browser:
IE 6.0.2800.1106.xpsp2.040919-1003

Problem:
browser does not show, or partially shows, borders and background color of
<DIV> as defined in CSS file. Forzing a drawing refresh by minimizing and
restoring browser window or by overlapping another window on browser causes
correct rendering on <DIV>.

Problem occurs on any <DIV> of any page if based on CSS. Same pages are
correctly rendered by Mozzilla or Firefox.

It's a version of the peek-a-boo IE bug, quite likely. Ran into it myself a
couple months ago with a div inside a TD. Had to remove the nested div.

If you need more help, you need to post a URL for people to look at. If it's
the one in your sig, say so.

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[Philip Herlihy]

The only site I've found which does anything to document these awful bugs in
IE is http://www.positioniseverything.net/

I'd be very glad to hear of any other references.

Like a lot (most?) of web designers (if I can call myself that) I used to
design for IE, and then wonder why it looked so awful in Firefox, etc. Now
I write CSS to the standard, check that it looks exactly as I expected in
Firefox, and then try to coax IE to render it acceptably. IE6 will be
around for a decade...

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"kaeli" <ti******@NOSPAM.comcast.net> wrote in message
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It's a version of the peek-a-boo IE bug, quite likely. Ran into it myself
a
couple months ago with a div inside a TD. Had to remove the nested div.

[kaeli]

In article <d3**********@hercules.btinternet.com>, foof8501
@herlihy.eu.veil.com enlightened us with...

Now
I write CSS to the standard, check that it looks exactly as I expected in
Firefox, and then try to coax IE to render it acceptably.

Yup. Me too.
Last time, I failed and had to revert to f***ing tables. Again. Probably
could have been done eventually with enough putzing around, but I just don't
have that much patience.
I used to hate Netscape 4. Now I hate MSIE. *sighs*

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[Safalra]

Philip Herlihy wrote:

"kaeli" <ti******@NOSPAM.comcast.net> wrote in message
news:MP************************@nntp.lucent.com...

It's a version of the peek-a-boo IE bug, quite likely. Ran into it myself a couple months ago with a div inside a TD. Had to remove the

nested div.
The only site I've found which does anything to document these awful bugs in IE is http://www.positioniseverything.net/

I'd be very glad to hear of any other references.

[top-posting fixed]

Here's one more bug, caused by empty block-level elements:

http://www.safalra.com/hypertext/html/iebug.html

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[Philip Herlihy]

"Safalra" <us****@safalra.com> wrote in message
news:11*********************@f14g2000cwb.googlegro ups.com...

Here's one more bug, caused by empty block-level elements:

http://www.safalra.com/hypertext/html/iebug.html

Noted - thanks!

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[Safalra]

Philip Herlihy wrote:

"Safalra" <us****@safalra.com> wrote in message
news:11*********************@f14g2000cwb.googlegro ups.com...

Here's one more bug, caused by empty block-level elements:

http://www.safalra.com/hypertext/html/iebug.html

Noted - thanks!

And I've just found another one (I need to check my website in IE more
often...). This page demonstrates the bug - the 'world Factbook' div
runs to the left of the page for some reason, but its content behaves
as if the div was where it should be:

http://www.safalra.com/ns.html

Once I've worked out a simpler example, I'll write a page demonstrating
it and post again here.

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[Safalra]

Safalra wrote:

Philip Herlihy wrote:

"Safalra" <us****@safalra.com> wrote in message
news:11*********************@f14g2000cwb.googlegro ups.com...

Here's one more bug, caused by empty block-level elements:

http://www.safalra.com/hypertext/html/iebug.html
Noted - thanks!

And I've just found another one [snip]
Once I've worked out a simpler example, I'll write a page

demonstrating it and post again here.

As promised:

http://www.safalra.com/hypertext/html/iebug2.html

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