Netscape 7.2 CSS query

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Netscape 7.2 CSS query

Postby Bunyip » Wed 07 Jun, 2006 7:31 pm

I'm implementing a site with a 3-column layout for a client. I'm using Matthew Levine's Holy Grail approach as it seems to be one of the cleanest with good cross-browser support. However, if you visit that example with Netscape 7.2, you'll notice a problem: the footer sits at the bottom of the main content area, behind the two side panels. It appears the clear: both style applied to the footer is being ignored.

I assume this is a problem with the specific Gecko build used with 7.2, as the example page is fine in 8.1 or the latest Firefox. Has anyone experienced this problem and found a solution/workaround for it? Alternatively, does anyone know of a good place to get help for 7.2-specific css problems? I've found plenty of good resources for IE/Firefox/Safari/Opera but really struggling to find anywhere that 7.2 is discussed in depth, and it's one of the browsers I'm required to support.
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Postby Fulvio » Wed 07 Jun, 2006 8:37 pm

What about Mozilla, uppon which NS7.2 is built, or Seamonkey which is closely related to both.
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Postby Bunyip » Thu 08 Jun, 2006 9:51 pm

I've had a look through the bug lists for Mozilla but can't see anything that relates to this problem. Even if I could, it probably doesn't help much to know there's a bug seeing as it's not going to get fixed for 7.2. I think what I really need is someone who knows the engine well enough that they can identify the problem from the example provided and either a) confirm it's unsolvable or b) suggest a workaround.
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