274314 - CSS not displayed properly in FireFox. Checked with other browsers and it displays properly. Also, type on majority of pages does not display properly all the time.

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Core :: Layout, defect)

Description

[Sherry]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC Mac OS X Mach-O; en-US; rv:1.7.5) Gecko/20041107 Firefox/1.0
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC Mac OS X Mach-O; en-US; rv:1.7.5) Gecko/20041107 Firefox/1.0

On outlookpress.com, the CSS draws a box that extends the length of the page,
although the content is only 1-2 inches tall at the most. Eliminates the rest of
the test after the box, which is considerable. Also, most pages have type that
runs into other type; i.e. instead of proper spacing, the type will actually
overlay other letters, making it impossible to read. I have been able to
reproduce these errors every single time, visiting both outlookpress.com and
other Web pages.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. No special steps required. Simply log onto http://www.outlookpress.com and
you'll see the problem with the CSS box if you're on a Mac using Firefox.
2. As for the type problem, I can see it right now.
Actual Results:  
Same problem. CSS box draws way too far vertically, eliminating all copy beyond it.

Expected Results:  
Draw a short box extending the height of the quote, then allowed the remainder
of the page to be displayed.

No additional information. Using default skin, nothing special.

Comment 1

[Phil Ringnalda (:philor)]

Not sure if there's an actual bug in there, after we correctly calculate that
you want a huge paragraph for the quote, or just the application of some strange
and unexpected CSS rule. In any case, the fix-yourself solution is easy: .quote
asks for both width: 70%; and height: 70%;. 70% height means to make that <p
class="quote"> 70% of the height of its parent, which is a 3824px high <td>. If
you don't want a 2676.73px high paragraph, it's best not to ask for one. 

Comment 2

[Ian Graham]

I also suspect Firefox is doing the correct rendering. Also, Mozilla 1.7.2

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.2) Gecko/20040803

renders just like Firefox.  HOwever, the CSS and markup is sufficiently complex
that it's hard to unpack... Maybe a reduced testcase would help close this?

Comment 3

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

Marking invalid per comment 1 and lack of a way to reproduce (no testcase
attached, and the site has been changed).

If this is still an issue, please point to an HTML page showing the problem.

Comment 4

[Erik Fabert]

Really marking invalid.