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Basic CSS Layout Starting Point (Browser Compatability Hacks)

Published in: CSS 

Here are the basic CSS properties needed to start a layout that looks the same in Firefox (1.5ish) and IE (5-6)

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  1. body
  2.   {
  3.     font-size: 62.5%; 
  4.     /* This allows you to set subsequent font sizes using em heights. */
  5.   }
  6.  
  7. * 
  8.   { 
  9.     margin: 0 auto; 
  10.     padding: 0; 
  11.     min-width: 0px;  
  12.   }
  13.  
  14.   #Element
  15.   {
  16.     text-align: center; 
  17.     width: 50%;
  18.     position: relative;  
  19.     left: 25%; 
  20.     margin-left -25%;
  21.   }

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