Internet Explorer and the Expanding Box Problem
I’ve just read this really good article about IE expanding box problem and want to share it :
From Article: It’s an unfortunate fact that Internet Explorer will always incorrectly expand any dimensionally restricted block element so that oversize content is unable to overflow, as the specs require that content to do. I will be comparing IE/win’s way with the correct behavior as seen in Firefox. The W3C says a rigidly sized block box should allow oversize content to protrude or overflow beyond the edges of the sized box.
There is no real « fix » for IE/win’s incorrect behavior, except to work around or avoid it. Several possible workarounds will be detailed as I discuss the issue.
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