can’t fix css problem

here’s the code I’m using for the sidebar `#rightcol{
float:right;
width:260px;
padding:10px;
}

.sidebox{
float:left;
width:240px;
padding-top:0px;
font-size:11px;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
margin-bottom:15px;
overflow:hidden;
}
.sidebox ul {
list-style-type: none;
margin: 0px ;
padding: 0px;
}

.sidebox li{
list-style-type: none;
margin: 0px ;
padding: 0px;
}`

Your theme width is 900px;

Your content width is 600px with 10px padding; your sidebar is 260px width with 10px padding. The “older” IE box models do not calculate those numbers correctly … try reducing the padding in the #rightcol.

PS: The site looks fine in IE8 but “breaks” under compatibility mode.

Thanks Cais,
eliminated padding altogether in the #rightcol but problem persists

Code errors and an unecessary </div> after the </html> in footer.php: [Invalid]Markup Validation of xaddx.org cms – W3C Markup Validator. Scroll down in the validation report to see line numbers and source code.

Short of @songdogtech’s recommendation to correct the “code errors”, eliminating padding (and margin) has often pointed to the issue in similar cases as yours.

error free here but same problem. I’ll go in and look at each id/ class again and see if there’s padding/ margin issues

Thanks for the help

“Code errors” like missing </div>'s are the leading cause of out-of-place sidebars aroud these forums.

Looks fine in IE8; you might need a cc style sheet just for IE6/7 with padding/margin changes: quirm.net: WordPress and Conditional Comment CSS