Margin widths seem to right in Firefox, but double the size in IE 2

[rexolioISback]

Not sure why, but it seems anytime I use the Margin style, its correct in Firefox but not in IE.

If I set the following:

margin: 5px 8px 6px 8px;

The top and bottom margins are correct in both browsers. But the left margin, although perfect in Firefox, always appears to be double the width in IE.

 

[cLFlaVA]

adjust the margin and/or padding of your parent element. if you have no parent elements, adjust the margin/padding of your body tag.

body {
   margin: 0;
   padding: 0;
}

i usually start my css with this, to remove ALL padding and margin, since they're different in different browsers:

* {
   margin: 0;
   padding: 0;
}

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[rexolioISback]

Thanks, cLFlaVA. I have that in place, and the margin is still off on Left and Right margins in IE.

 

[Vragabond]

Are you floating elements? Do you think you're the victim of the doubled float-margin bug?

 

[cLFlaVA]

Vrag, you know every friggin quirk and every name for them. it amuses me to no end.



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[rexolioISback]

Who's the bomb???? Vragabond, that's who!!!

Thanks a TON. That was driving me BONKERS. The

display: inline;

did the trick!

Thanks to you too, cLFlaVA!

 

[Vragabond]

cLFlaVA, I have flash cards with them in my bathroom and I rehearse them every time I take a dump.

 

[cLFlaVA]

LOL!!



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[mscallisto]

Are you floating elements

Can you explain to a not so saavy member what floating elements are?

sam

 

[Vragabond]

I probably could, but I am lazy and W3 did it before me.

http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/visuren.html#floats

Let me know if there are things still unclear after you read that.

 

[mscallisto]

Thanks Kindly Vragabond

That link will keep me busy for a while!

sam