internet explorer bug 2

Issue: IE gets easily confused by whitespace
Version: 5.2 for Mac (OSX)
Version: 6.0 for Win 2000 Pro
Fixed: at least on 6.0.2900... on Win XP

The following two examples are exactly the same - two divs nested in a main div, with widths fully specified. The left (red) side and the "There are a limited number.." (green) statement should fit next to each other in the main div as shown in the first example. When we change a newline to a space in the "There are a limited.." statement, the green div suddenly gets dropped down below the left (red) div. Way to go, IE.

The change is as simple as the difference between these two lines - view the source for more info.

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Correct Layout

Here is
the left
side

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Broken Layout

Here is
the left
side

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Here's basically what it looks like for the curious amongst you whom are smart enough to not use IE:

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