Blueprint CSS Framework/Sticky Footer with IE6 Problem - css

I'm currently using the Blueprint CSS framework setting my width to 910px along with the sticky footer markup by Steve Hatcher.
The problem I'm getting is that for some reason in only Internet Explorer 6 is that an extra padding/margin of 10px is being added on the right hand side of my #wrap class.
I have uploaded my test site here:
http://www.prashantraju.com/test
Here is a comparison of IE6 vs IE7.
comaparison http://www.prashantraju.com/test/ie6ie7.gif
As you can see there is no margin/padding on the right hand side (the red area) with IE7 but in IE6 there is an extra 10px.
Is there a way to fix this - or what the cause of the extra 10px is?
Thanks in advance.

From what I can get with FireBug, there is no explicitly width set to the navigation bar, what if you give it a fixed size(same as 910px)?
Edited:
Sorry, given the FireBug css output, I suspect that you are using a inherited element from screen.css from line 101: margin-right:10px;
I reckon that is the cause.
Now that the navigation bar has it own css entry in the stylesheet, maybe you can reassign the margin-right element valut back to zero to resolve this problem.

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CSS Challenge: INPUT going outside of DIV

I'm trying to accomplish something specific around platform constraints I'm under.
I created a somewhat self-explanatory jsfiddle of the problem at http://jsfiddle.net/MrV5M/4/
The specific problem:
On Chrome, the right border of the input box is cut off.
On Safari, the width of the content class cell exceeds the container so it spills over the border.
On IE9, the label doesn't float to the left of the content div
The main reason I care about Safari is because I'm working on a JQuery Mobile/PhoneGap app which is also a web app. I'm only supporting modern browsers, but this is driving me nuts. Normally I'd just use a table for the container, but the text-overflow: ellipsis styles on the content div don't work when inside a table. (Basically, I'm trying to keep the content to a single line and have ellipsis without enforcing a fixed width or calculating a width with Javascript)
Anyone have the l33t CSS skills to make this work? I sure don't... :)
Just add this CSS to your Stylesheet, and get peace of mind on your issue :D
* {
-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
-moz-box-sizing: border-box;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
You may not like this answer. I made some adjustments in the css which fixes Chrome and IE9 issues. Take a look,
http://jsfiddle.net/MrV5M/11/
There are many ways to do what you are trying to do, but if you insist on using 'flex' stuff which is largely un-supported (even in the majors see here), you'll need to add the vendor prefixes to flex.
e.g... -webkit-flex, -moz-flex
Also, I don't think you need to be setting widths on elements that have the flex property.. not positive though.
So your browser issues:
-IE doesn't support flex at all so you're label won't float unless you use a float.
-The reason your input/content is spilling over the container and getting cut off is not really anything to do with flex.. but the way css works.. setting an element to 100% width means setting it to the width of its parent. But by default, css doesn't count the padding/border-width as part of that width. So you end up getting 100% width plus the L/R padding and border. But, since you are only supporting modern browsers.. box-sizing:border-box; to the rescue. Google it for details, but putting it on your input element should do the trick.

CSS and IE7 Z-Index

Ok, I'm stumped!
If anyone has a suggestion or two on a CSS / JavaScript fix for an IE7 z-index issue on this page without changing the DOM structure much (it's set up for easy tab usage) I'd be incredibly happy to try it out.
On this page, IE7 renders the bar that spans 100% of the width of the page above everything else, while I actually need to cram it very specifically between the text and the hero image (as seen when viewed on any modern browser).
Here's the link.
Thanks.
IE7 has known bugs with z-index, see: IE7 Z-Index issue - Context Menu
In this specific instance, you can fix it by changing a few parts of your CSS. Complete each step and check the progress as you go:
On #container remove position:relative .
The z-index issue is now fixed, but everything is in the wrong position!
On #thumbnails and .pane_img remove these properties: position, top, left, z-index.
On .pane_content, set left:50%; margin-left:-480px; bottom:90px.
On #learn_more_btn and .renova_logo, repeat the left: 50%; margin-left: ??px method to place the elements back where they should be.

problem with template: negative margins on float

i'm having a very strange problem with the wordpress template.
i'd like to place 2 divs besides each other like this:
<div style='float:left;'>
left div
</div>
<div style='float:right'>
right div
</div>
normally this works as it should - both divs should stick directly to each other -
but something in the style.css (which uses css reset) causes the right div to overlap the left div with ~ 5pixels.
i searched the whole .css for it but couldn't find out :((
it's just a fact that it must be something with the default css.
anyone knows what is causing this - some fix?
thanks
Do either of your divs have widths? Give them a width, float BOTH left and add margin-right to the first div.
Make sure your width + margin doesn't add up to more than the surrounding div. For example if your surrounding div is 600px your boxes shouldn't be more than width:290px; a margin-left:20px; on the left div.
Also, you can use Firebug or any other web development broswer tool to check to see what styles in your stylesheet/s are affecting your divs.
Float both left or use inline-block. You can also just float the first one left.
I would highly recommend that you (if you don't already have it) download FireFox and install the Web Developer Toolbar plugin. This plugin is GREAT for tracking down problems like this. Under the CSS portion of this toolbar when you're viewing the page with the issue you can select to "View Style Information". Then just click on the divs that are the issue on the page. Off to the left you should see a little window pop up that shows all the styling that is affecting those divs and what css source they are coming from. With CSS if you rely on "bug" fixes to fix things that aren't really bugs then you'll just cause more headache later on in most cases.
I think the problem is probably with parts further on in your code. May I suggest clearing the floats:
Html:
<div class="clear"></div>
CSS:
.clear {
clear: both;
}
The code you have posted would work fine, but I expect you have more divs or containers or something somewhere which is messing it up.
Total width = margin_width + border_width + padding_width+ width of the box + (the same for the other box).
Make sure you have width defined for both floating device. The best way is to debug the code by hitting F12. You can do it FireFox, IE,Chrome or Safari but usually you have to enable this option yourself.

Round Corner (css and javascript)

Please go to: http://jlecologia.com/page1c.html to see the problem
The top box look fine but in IE6 there is a double top and bottom border.
can somebody point me ut what i have done wrong ?
Or can anybody tell me a javascript rounded box that accept to do that effect with the border that is unequal. I have test some and they all fail, so i have done the picture round box but i like the jQuery javascript approach better.
Take a look at the JQuery's round corner plugin
And here is a demo
The default for background images to to have them repeat.
Try: background: transparent url(../images/roundbox-top.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat;
Edited after comment to provide full solution:
IE6 sets the height of empty divs to your font-size if the height specified in the css is less than the font-size.
On #roundbox .top and #roundbox .bottom, put
font-size:0;
line-height:0;
That will collapse the div to the right height.
In addition to the change you've made for the bottom border, setting the font-size of the element with class "top" to 7px fixes it in my IE6.
Try using the web developer toolbar in Firefox to validate the CSS and HTML. I did a quick check and there are multiple errors in each. The rendering difference, I suspect, is because IE does not handle malformed content as well as FF. In particular, even small errors in CSS files tend to snowball in IE and melt down an otherwise good layout. Not sure if IE7 and IE8 have made any improvements in this regard.

CSS and float problem I think ... form elements mis aligned

I have setup my form using CSS.. Labels float to the left and input/textareas float to the right. They align fine.
However I recently added a block with checkbox elements. For some reason, there is a margin appearing above it which I have not been able to find the solution to fix. I suspect it is a float problem but I can not figure it out. I'm generally pretty good with CSS.
(no longer viewable)
Notice the extra space above the checkbox block... Borders are on to help you understand where the divs lie.
So where is the offending CSS code?
Thank you!
Update
It appears to be fine in Safari.
I am testing on firefox 3 on mac osx .
This is because you are using a fieldset with a legend. The legend is pushing the top margin out. Legends are very difficult to style cross browser, in fact most browsers cant style them at all other than font color.
Check this link to see some research that has been done on styling legend elements (with cross browser screenshots): legend styling
I suggest you hide the legend, and include an extra label inside the fieldset for cross browser goodness.
I think its this:
.option-row input {style.css (line 562)
display:block;
float:left;
width:10%;
}
Firebug is telling me that your borders overlap. Reducing the width of that box to 8% would work, but not sure that achieves what you want?
if i'm not mistaken, your checkbox and label within the option-row class are both defined as block-level elements. try removing the display property or setting it to inline.

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