13119 - some HTML links within nested table have no effect on mouseover or click

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 5693

(Core :: DOM: Core & HTML, defect, P3)

Description

[ekrock's old account (dead)]

M9 AppRunner 1999082412 on WinNT 4.0SP3.

To repro:
1) open URl
2) on right side of page there's a nested table with a blueish background.
Inside the table are HTML links. Mouseover and then click these links one by
one.

Expected: for every link, mouseover causes target URL to be displayed in status
bar, and click goes to target page.

Actual: only works as expected for Documentation, Articles, and CodeStock links.
Other links display nothing in status bar on mouseover and do nothing when
clicked.

Comment 1

[Sam Allen]

Attachment: testcase

Comment 2

[Sam Allen]

The problem here is that elements (such as links) cannot be focused when they
are within floating tables (ie tables whose align attribute is set to 'right')
when a block-level element of a great enough width (such as a <p>, whose default
width is equal to 100%) is next to the table. The attached testcase shows this
behavior with a <p> whose background color is set to red. Where the <p> covers
the floating table, the links within the floating table cannot be focused.

Comment 3

[Hixie (not reading bugmail)]

This is a known bug with :hover and :active; they can currently only apply
to one element at a time, and the <p> is taking the limelight.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 5693 ***

Comment 4

[Sam Allen]

verified dup of 5693.