styling drop-down boxes (select/option)

what works in what browser

[amznVibe]

I am trying to make a drop-down select-option box a little easier to read and I discovered something that I hope has a work around.

Apparently in IE6 I can only do the attributes of background color, while in firefox I can do font-weight, background and padding.

Is there any way to get some leading spaces in IE6? How about vertical spacing (line-height and padding doesn't seem to work).

Can't seem to find a guide anywhere so thanks for any tips.

[encyclo]

You can get some leading space on the options but wrapping them in an

<optgroup>

, but other than that, the styling possibilities are extremely limited, as you have noticed. :)