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Steps to reproduce: a) increase text size with View/Text Size/Larger or b) decrease text size with View/Text Size/Smaller.

Actual results in Internet Explorer 7 and in Internet Explorer 8 beta 1: the (orange-bordered) vertical sidebar navigation box a) will spill outside on the left while the gray left column does not increase its width or b) will shrink horizontally while the gray left column does not decrease its width. The gray left column width a) does not increase or b) does not decrease.

Expected results: The gray left column width a) increases or b) decreases.

Note: Firefox 2.0.0.4, Safari 3.0.2, Opera 9.21, NS 7.0, NS 7.2, Konqueror 3.5.8, Amaya 9.55, Hv3 TKHTML alpha 16, K-meleon 1.x, Galeon 2, Epiphany 2 get the expected results.

This bug has been reported at connect's IE beta feedback as bug 339308.

Update: This bug has been FIXED in Internet Explorer 8 beta 2 (build 6001.18241) released on August 28th 2008. Otherwise, Internet Explorer 8 beta 2 PASSES this specific and particular testcase.

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"I'd also like to turn comments like 'IE 6 and IE 7 failed to render even basic columnar layouts in CSS' in to solid work items, but I don't understand the problem - much of the web uses columnar layouts that work in IE." - Chris Wilson, August 10th 2006

Steps to reproduce: a) increase text size with View/Text Size/Larger or b) decrease text size with View/Text Size/Smaller.

Actual results in Internet Explorer 7 and in Internet Explorer 8 beta 1: the (orange-bordered) vertical sidebar navigation box a) will spill outside on the left while the gray left column does not increase its width or b) will shrink horizontally while the gray left column does not decrease its width. The gray left column width a) does not increase or b) does not decrease.

Expected results: The gray left column width a) increases or b) decreases.

Note: Firefox 2.0.0.4, Safari 3.0.2, Opera 9.21, NS 7.0, NS 7.2, Konqueror 3.5.8, Amaya 9.55, Hv3 TKHTML alpha 16, K-meleon 1.x, Galeon 2, Epiphany 2 get the expected results.

This bug has been reported at connect's IE beta feedback as bug 339308.

Update: This bug has been FIXED in Internet Explorer 8 beta 2 (build 6001.18241) released on August 28th 2008. Otherwise, Internet Explorer 8 beta 2 PASSES this specific and particular testcase.

Some news item goes in here

"I'd also like to turn comments like 'IE 6 and IE 7 failed to render even basic columnar layouts in CSS' in to solid work items, but I don't understand the problem - much of the web uses columnar layouts that work in IE." - Chris Wilson, August 10th 2006

Steps to reproduce: a) increase text size with View/Text Size/Larger or b) decrease text size with View/Text Size/Smaller.

Actual results in Internet Explorer 7 and in Internet Explorer 8 beta 1: the (orange-bordered) vertical sidebar navigation box a) will spill outside on the left while the gray left column does not increase its width or b) will shrink horizontally while the gray left column does not decrease its width. The gray left column width a) does not increase or b) does not decrease.

Expected results: The gray left column width a) increases or b) decreases.

Firefox 2.0.0.4, Safari 3.0.2, Opera 9.21, NS 7.0, NS 7.2, Konqueror 3.5.8, Amaya 9.55, Hv3 TKHTML alpha 16, K-meleon 1.x, Galeon 2, Epiphany 2 all pass this test.

This bug has been reported at connect's IE beta feedback as bug 339308.

Update: This bug has been FIXED in Internet Explorer 8 beta 2 (build 6001.18241) released on August 28th 2008. Otherwise, Internet Explorer 8 beta 2 PASSES this specific and particular testcase.