Random elements/text disappearing

CSS layout visibility bugs in IE6/Win

[Quagmire]

I have a CSS-based layout (converted from tables-based) that looks great in all Mac browsers, validates 100%, yet has a strange bug in IE6 for Windows (both on XP and 2000). Parts of the page just don't display. They sometimes appear if you select all text, and the other elements flow around them, so it's not as if they're completely not there. It also affects some borders. And it doesn't necessarily affect an entire element. For example, all the text in a #MainContent div displays, except the last line, unless you select it.

I used a combination of floating and absolutely positioned elements, and didn't do anything I would consider experimental or extreme.

Has anyone seen this before? Any workarounds? Because the site validates (W3C validator, XHTML transitional) I don't think there are any markup/css bugs.

Thanks

[SuzyUK]

It sounds like the well documented "peekaboo" bug

This thread [webmasterworld.com] details what I found when I first encountered it..
and a possible solution.

If you search for "peekaboo" you will find loads more info

Suzy

[Quagmire]

Thanks!