This message describes a bug (IE7 and IE: The text box in the following HTML disappears when the browser window is less than 600 pixels wide: <HTML> <DIV style="border:1px solid red"> <SPAN style="position:relative"> <SPAN style="float:left">label</SPAN> <INPUT style="width:600px" value="input"> </SPAN> </DIV> </HTML> ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...&dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
"perspectivus" <perspectivus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7D7F841E-84C6-40D7-BF3A-3BEC4E3EA7F4@microsoft.com... > This message describes a bug (IE7 and IE: The text box in the following > HTML disappears when the browser window is less than 600 pixels wide: > > <HTML> > <DIV style="border:1px solid red"> > <SPAN style="position:relative"> > <SPAN style="float:left">label</SPAN> > <INPUT style="width:600px" value="input"> > </SPAN> > </DIV> > </HTML> If you add a DTD for the first line, eg. <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http/www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> then it doesn't disappear, it gets wrapped to the next line and extends beyond the right margin. Looks like it's a Quirks mode issue, make sure you use a DTD to prevent Quirks mode in IE7/IE8. -- Dan
And your Suggestion is...? Developer-specific resources include: MSDN IE Development Forums <=post such questions here instead http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/category/iedevelopment/ IE Developer Center http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/default.aspx Learn IE8 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/aa740473.aspx HTML and DHTML Overviews and Tutorials http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms537623.aspx and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/aa740476.aspx Expression Web SuperPreview for Internet Explorer (free, stand-alone visual debugging tool for IE6, IE7, and IE http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FamilyID=8e6ac106-525d-45d0-84db-dccff3fae677 Expression Web SuperPreview Release Notes http://www.microsoft.com/expression/products/Web_SuperPreviewReleaseNotes.aspx Validators: http://validator.w3.org/ http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/ perspectivus wrote: > This message describes a bug (IE7 and IE: The text box in the following > HTML disappears when the browser window is less than 600 pixels wide: > > <HTML> > <DIV style="border:1px solid red"> > <SPAN style="position:relative"> > <SPAN style="float:left">label</SPAN> > <INPUT style="width:600px" value="input"> > </SPAN> > </DIV> > </HTML> > > ---------------- > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft... <blithersnippage>
No <head> , no <title>, no <chance> it will validate. "Dan" <news@worldofspack.com> wrote in message news:F88CC7CF-5990-4EFE-8215-13E5A45C480D@microsoft.com... > > "perspectivus" <perspectivus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:7D7F841E-84C6-40D7-BF3A-3BEC4E3EA7F4@microsoft.com... >> This message describes a bug (IE7 and IE: The text box in the following >> HTML disappears when the browser window is less than 600 pixels wide: >> >> <HTML> >> <DIV style="border:1px solid red"> >> <SPAN style="position:relative"> >> <SPAN style="float:left">label</SPAN> >> <INPUT style="width:600px" value="input"> >> </SPAN> >> </DIV> >> </HTML> > > If you add a DTD for the first line, eg. > > <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" > "http/www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> > > > then it doesn't disappear, it gets wrapped to the next line and extends > beyond the right margin. > > Looks like it's a Quirks mode issue, make sure you use a DTD to prevent > Quirks mode in IE7/IE8. > > -- > Dan >
"rob" <iecustomizer@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:169BB807-E60B-4522-851F-85EFADA213A9@microsoft.com... > No <head> , no <title>, no <chance> it will validate. Yeah, no <body> either. I should have paid more attention, but yesterday was a nightmare at work sorting out the UK VAT changes (we have over 1500 VAT rates on our system, so it was a massive update ....) Dan > "Dan" <news@worldofspack.com> wrote in message > news:F88CC7CF-5990-4EFE-8215-13E5A45C480D@microsoft.com... >> >> "perspectivus" <perspectivus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:7D7F841E-84C6-40D7-BF3A-3BEC4E3EA7F4@microsoft.com... >>> This message describes a bug (IE7 and IE: The text box in the >>> following >>> HTML disappears when the browser window is less than 600 pixels wide: >>> >>> <HTML> >>> <DIV style="border:1px solid red"> >>> <SPAN style="position:relative"> >>> <SPAN style="float:left">label</SPAN> >>> <INPUT style="width:600px" value="input"> >>> </SPAN> >>> </DIV> >>> </HTML> >> >> If you add a DTD for the first line, eg. >> >> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" >> "http/www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> >> >> >> then it doesn't disappear, it gets wrapped to the next line and extends >> beyond the right margin. >> >> Looks like it's a Quirks mode issue, make sure you use a DTD to prevent >> Quirks mode in IE7/IE8. >> >> -- >> Dan >>