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If I insert a float: right either in the code below (at the bottom of the …/rs-discuss/template.css file) – the link goes white again. Not even the pink background you suggested shows – in IE 6.

There’s a couple of reasons this could be happening. IE has what’s called the “3-pixel bug” that it adds to floated elements (IE will add 3 pixes to the width of floated elements – why? I dunno – ask Bill!). What may be happening is that the width of your container is only so wide, and when you add the float (if a width is added), it may be too wide for the container it’s in, so it’s dropping behind everything else.

Also, when you float things right, they drop below anything that’s floated left, so you have to add in an additional negative margin for the top to bring it up if there’s any overlap in width.

If this scenario fits your situation, then I’d try removing the width from floated elements and messing with the margins. Again, if you color the backgrounds to both floated elements, you can see what needs to be nudged, and when it’s done, you can remove the background color.

You can also target IE by using conditional comments to fix *only* IE (and not affect any other browsers with this fix).

<!-- if [lte IE6]>
<style type="text/css">
style info here
</style>
<![endif]-->

That tells the browser that, “if it’s less than or equal to IE6, then apply these styles.”

is why this hasn’t been a more (findable) issue discussed in the forums – at wordpress.org and sargant.com

Because, in all honesty, this is a style issue based upon how your layout is set up. It’s not a plugin or wordpress issue – it’s a design issue. You can find most answers to design questions pretty much anywhere. Position is Everything is an *excellent* place to go for IE (and other browser) quirks and CSS info. (their standalone browser tutorial is *excellent* – I bet if you emailed Holly or John, they’d tell you if it’s possible to set it up on a Mac) Eric Meyer’s CSS_Discuss List is a good place to go, as well.