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Asked: 2026-05-30T20:59:53+00:00

From my previous question: Adding Doctype Destroys Layout I figured out that the right:-10;

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From my previous question: Adding Doctype Destroys Layout I figured out that the right:-10; statement in: 

#nav li:after {
    width:10px;
    content:"";
    background: url('tabRight.png');
    position:absolute;
    height:100%;
    top:0;
    right:-10;  /*HERE*/
}

completely messes up my tab menu layout with an added doctype. If I remove that statement or set right:0; everything is fixed and the doctype stays in place. There is a small problem however, shifting the right image over to the right 10 pixels is what made my “closing-doors” technique work. This is because the right sliding door has a transparent background and when the doors are “closed” the right shift apparently didn’t let the transparency be obscured by the left door. The picture below hopefully describe things better.

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The blue border is the right door, the red is the li element, the green is the ul element. The second picture shows the right shift done with the :after pseudo. Is there any way to fix this issue, or does anyone know a simple technique around this? The html code is in my previous question up above. Thanks in advance!

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  1. Editorial Team

    Units are required in standards mode. Use right: -10px;.

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