I can't get "Background-color" color working in CSS, NS

[Klae]

I seem to not be able to successfully set the background-color of a table using style sheets.

1. this is my stylesheet
.xcelmenutable
{
position: absolute;
left: 0px;
top: 0px;
visibility: hidden;
background-color: #6A9919;
width: 108px;
height: 72px;
z-index: -1;
}
2. I also have a style for the cells...
.menuTDclass
{
position: relative;
font-family: Verdana;
font-size: 8pt;
width: 108px;
height: 25%;
text-align: center;
vertical-align: middle;
}
3. I position the table and "show" it after a click event but only the background-color doesn't work. It does work in IE4+.. not in Netscape4.0x or Netscape4.x.

 

[luciddream]

do you have anything in it? NS4 has this weird thing where it will only show backgrounds if there is something inside that element. luciddream@subdimension.com

 

[Klae]

I have A HREFs.

 

[WebGodiva]

try placing a single non-breaking space in the cell. As luciddream stated, netscape is looking for something in the box other than a link.

 

[Klae]

Nope doesn't work with any plain text in there. I'v sort of got somewhere putting ILAYERS in the cells with the background color set to the one I want but this is bringing its own problems and probably won't be a viable solution.

 

[Klae]

nesting ILAYERS in the cells and setting the background colour of the Ilayers to what I want has worked and now it behaves just like IE. In case any one finds this useful.

 

[uladzik]

Gentlement, as the infamous book "HTML Dynamic Duo" has it. NN doesn't understand "background-color" CSS property, instead it understands "layer-background-color", so you have to write both properties in your CSS style definition.
More info here:

http://www.dansteinman.com/dynduo/

(the Dynamic Duo book on-line)

I hope this helped.

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[tsdragon]

Another alternative is to put a solid color background image into the cell.
Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.

 

[Klae]

I think I have done it. check out <a href=&quot;

http://www.office-macros.com&quot;>this</a>

it is my first draft. Where the sub menus appear is where I have had to use ILAYERS.

Thanks for all your help guys.

 

[Klae]

sorry first link I've tried didn't know the a hrefs were not needed check out

http://www.office-macros.com

and tell me your problems with browsing the site.