2644 - [4.xP] 99012512 tables render text more densely than 4.51/IE4.01

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 2478

(Core :: Layout, defect, P2)

Description

[phillip]

on all platforms, examine the two bottom sections of www.yahoo.com. the space
between the bottom two blue horizontal bars is much more squished on seamonkey
than on nav4.51 (Jan251999) and ie4.01 on all platforms. the fonts seem to be
the same size, it's the padding around text that seems off.

Comment 1

[troy]

Yes it is more cramped especially down at the bottom of the page where the two
blue lines are with the text starting with "World Yahoo"

Chris, I don't know whether this is just tables, or whether it's a vertical
margin problem and it should go to Kipp. You'll probably be able to tell quickly

Comment 2

[leger]

Inserting Milestone info.

Comment 3

[leger]

Setting all current Open/Normal to M4.

Comment 4

[chris hofmann]

Removing the [PP] since on all platforms.  Is this similar to Bug #2643?

Comment 5

[chris hofmann]

adding kipp to cc

Comment 6

[leger]

Putting on 4.xP radar.

Comment 7

[Paul MacQuiddy]

per leger, assigning QA contacts to all open bugs without QA contacts according
to list at http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/describecomponents.cgi?product=Browser

Comment 8

[John Morrison]

This is largely a dup of #2966, but the current discussion over there is
about the multiple body problem, so here is a link to a test case(s).

  http://qsilver.queensu.ca/~buslib/2644/

The reason for the difference in the vertical spacing is that <FORM> and
</FORM> tags appear to throw off an implicit <BR> (or internal equivalent).

If the FORM tags are between TABLEs, then you get a vertical spacer. If
they are outside the TABLEs, there is no vertical spacer. E.g.:

TABLE  }             { TABLE     |     FORM   }             {
FORM   }             {  gap      |     TABLE  }             { TABLE
TABLE  } displays as { TABLE     |     TABLE  } displays as { TABLE
/FORM  }             {  gap      |     TABLE  }             { TABLE
TABLE  }             { TABLE     |     /FORM  }             {


So, the question is 'which behaviour is correct'. Should FORM have block
behaviour or is this a quirk?

Comment 9

[chris hofmann]

moving to m5

Comment 10

[karnaze (gone)]

Moving to M6.

Comment 11

[karnaze (gone)]

Moving to M8.

Comment 12

[Hixie (not reading bugmail)]

[TESTCASE]
The <form> element is missing margins. I have reported this on bug 2478.


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 2478 ***

Comment 13

[Jay Patel [:jay]]

Verified Dup of Bug 2478