150008 - Text in links (in tables and divs) does not wrap correctly

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 148399

(Core :: Layout, defect)

Description

[Peter Janes]

On some pages, the text contained in <a></a> tags does not word-wrap correctly;
the first several words overwrite themselves at the wrap point, and occasionally
extend past the margin.

In the linked URL, the sentence beginning "On 08/15/2001" in the first paragraph
contains a link to a CERT vulnerability report.  Depending on browser width, the
text in this link ("Vulnerability Note VU#476267") will overwrite itself as
shown in the first attached image.  I've attached a second image that shows the
text after resizing my browser window.

This effect can also be seen at http://www.glish.com/ in the "online weblog"
entry for May 30, 2002.

All other pages where I've seen this behaviour do their layout with <table>
and/or <div> tags (as do the examples given here).  However, not all pages that
contain wrapping links inside <table> or <div> tags exhibit the problem.

Linux 2002060708 trunk -sea build, and seen in a previous build from 20020531.

Comment 1

[Peter Janes]

Attachment: Image displaying odd wrapping behaviour

Comment 2

[Peter Janes]

Attachment: Image from a narrower browser window displaying correct wrapping

Comment 3

[Peter Janes]

Attachment: Better example of correct wrapping of link (wider window)

(should obsolete attachment 86827 [details])

Comment 4

[Markus Gerstel]

vfy 2002060704 wxp. very annoying. recommending severity >normal

Comment 5

[Boris 'pi' Piwinger]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 148399 ***