Thanks so much Mitch and webweaver. I got the problem solved -- I found a browser (Chrome) that would show me the effect, so I assume it fixed it in others. Unfortunately, in browsers where the problem existed, I can't get the magenta box to extend down to the bottom of the containing div
Any ideas? It doesn't matter whether you use px, pt, em, or %, you just can't get font-size consistent across browsers. Does anyone know a way of getting one of two columns inside a container div to extend to the bottom of the container div, when its content is shorter than the other col? Do they have a CSS 2.0 command I don't know about?
This is something they should address, a lot of people have the problem.