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And lo, David Dorward didst speak in alt.html:

> GreyWyvern wrote:
>
>>>> <img src="img/1pix_clear.gif" width="160" height="5"
>>>> class="linespacer">
>
>>> And that markup is invalid anyway.
>
>> The markup above is valid under HTML 4.01
>
> Error Line 3 column 71: required attribute "ALT" not specified.

Phooey, I always forget which version alt graduated to REQUIRED.

Grey

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GreyWyvern wrote:

<snip>
>>> <img src="img/1pix_clear.gif" width="160" height="5" class="linespacer">
>>
>>
>> And that markup is invalid anyway.
>
>
> The markup above is valid under HTML 4.01

Well technically, no missing the required 'alt' attribute alt="" would
do. (I am not advocating using the spacer image...)

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Paul Watt wrote:
> Hi guys,
> I've got a really annoying problem. I'm trying to seperate two different
> tables in a cloumn vertically. (using tables because of client brief BTW).
> I'm using a transparant GIF with its height set to 5px to creat the
> seperation. It works OK with firefox but with IE6 theres about a 15-20 px
> gap.

Try setting a very small line-height for the enclosing block.

Paul Watt wrote

>
> "Charles Sweeney" <> wrote in message
> news:Xns96E5D7B7ED36Amecharlessweeneycom@130.133.1 .4...
>> Paul Watt wrote
>>
>>> (using tables because of
>>> client brief BTW)
>>
>> Convenient excuse!
>>
>> I overheard a little old lady in the garage the other day. She
>> insisted that the mechanic should use one thou overrsize bearing
>> shells in her car.
>>
>> Clients!
>>
> Convienient but handy!

You bet it is! I'm the only client I have for making sites, so I can
brief myself to suit!

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And lo, Jonathan N. Little didst speak in alt.html,alt.www.webmaster:

> GreyWyvern wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>>>> <img src="img/1pix_clear.gif" width="160" height="5"
>>>> class="linespacer">
>>>
>>> And that markup is invalid anyway.
>>
>> The markup above is valid under HTML 4.01
>
> Well technically, no missing the required 'alt' attribute alt="" would
> do. (I am not advocating using the spacer image...)

Yesh, my error.

Grey

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pitfall corollory that nothing is ridiculous.
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Stuart wrote:


Stuart Brown <>
http://www.edesign.cc


Hey, off topic, great site!
only issue is the menu seems to "bounce" on mouse over (IE)

G

Gerry for email use my name at dergal dt com wrote

> Stuart wrote:
>
>
> Stuart Brown <>
> http://www.edesign.cc
>
>
> Hey, off topic, great site!
> only issue is the menu seems to "bounce" on mouse over (IE)

Maybe it's to give a sense of interactivity?

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Gerry for email use my name at dergal dt com wrote:
> Stuart wrote:
>
>
> Stuart Brown <>
> http://www.edesign.cc
>
>
> Hey, off topic, great site!
> only issue is the menu seems to "bounce" on mouse over (IE)
>
> G

So it does - it's still a work in progress though

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Charles Sweeney wrote:
> Gerry for email use my name at dergal dt com wrote
>
>> Stuart wrote:
>>
>>
>> Stuart Brown <>
>> http://www.edesign.cc
>>
>>
>> Hey, off topic, great site!
>> only issue is the menu seems to "bounce" on mouse over (IE)
>
> Maybe it's to give a sense of interactivity?
>

Nope, just a plain old bug
This is what happens if you develop in Firefox...

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Stuart Brown <>
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Charles Sweeney wrote:
> David Dorward wrote
>
> > Bad clients.
>
> Oxymoron?

Tautology.

Cheers
Richard.