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<SOLVED> Empty space in IE using News module

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:12 am
by glenster
Hi... I feel as though I'm beating a dead horse, but I truly can't figure out *how* to fix what might be a common (and most likely easily fixable) problem.

I'm running CMSMS 1.4.1 - and everything runs correctly. I'm using the stock "Left simple navigation + 1 column" template and I've found that it looks great in Firefox but not in IE6 or 7 - it appears to be the "Box" problem described elsewhere in the forums: the main page content appears below the left-hand menu and news, leaving a large blank space at the top.

May I ask someone to tell me exactly what needs to be changed in the "Left simple navigation + 1 column" template and associated CSS files to fix the problem? I'm really feeling pretty stupid at this point!  :-\

Many thanks!

Re: Empty space in IE using News module

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:10 am
by Dr.CSS
A link would help as I have no problem with this template...

Re: Empty space in IE using News module

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:33 am
by glenster
I apologize; the content is pretty cheesey at the moment! The url is http://www.2multiples.com/hotdance

Thanks for your help!

Re: Empty space in IE using News module

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 11:25 am
by sn3p
The problem is because you use a table in your content with 100% width:

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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="0" width="100%">
The table inherits the width of its parent (content div) which leaves no space for the sidebar.
Remove the 100% width from the tables and it should be ok.

Re: Empty space in IE using News module

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 12:00 pm
by glenster
Yikes! How could I be so blind and stupid! (Let me count the ways!)  :-[

Thank you!