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Image in an <a> element doesn't link in a <div> element set

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rybrns
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The following code works in other browsers but not FF, and it stopped working in FF probably around version 14 or so (when I first noticed). \ = angle bracket 

<div style="float:left;width:350px;">
<a href="index.html"><img src="red.jpg" alt="red" width="349" height="100" align="left" border="0"></a>
</div>

<div style="position:relative;top:20px;">
<h2 align="center">Text Moved to Right<br>
to test anchor link</h2>
</div>

If you mouse over the red box image area, the anchor only works at the top and bottom margin of the image. If you remove the second <div>, the anchor element works ok. This works with other browsers I've tried, just not with FF.

I tried setting display:block for the <img> element to no avail. Maybe something changed in the browser's main rendering engine that's now causing this.

Thanks.

The following code works in other browsers but not FF, and it stopped working in FF probably around version 14 or so (when I first noticed). \ = angle bracket <pre><nowiki><div style="float:left;width:350px;"> <a href="index.html"><img src="red.jpg" alt="red" width="349" height="100" align="left" border="0"></a> </div> <div style="position:relative;top:20px;"> <h2 align="center">Text Moved to Right<br> to test anchor link</h2> </div></nowiki></pre> If you mouse over the red box image area, the anchor only works at the top and bottom margin of the image. If you remove the second <nowiki><div></nowiki>, the anchor element works ok. This works with other browsers I've tried, just not with FF. I tried setting display:block for the <nowiki><img></nowiki> element to no avail. Maybe something changed in the browser's main rendering engine that's now causing this. Thanks.

Modified by cor-el

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rybrns
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Fixed the code in the previous post.

Modified by rybrns

cor-el
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You may need a clear div because you have floating content.

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