Weird IE7 Bug/Error - html

I'm having some problems with a certain piece of code which sits in my site; this error only occurs in Internet Explorer 7.
Rather than post all my HTML/CSS markup here I have put up a version of the site here.
As you can see I have "Widgets" in columns, for some reason IE7 adds an extra space under the Widget Header while FF displays it fine without any space.
This error does not occur in IE8, FF3, Opera, Safari or Chrome.
Can anyone suggest why this occurring and if possible, a fix?
Thanks in advance!

Add this css to wgt-wrap and it should behave.
zoom: 1
Google for hasLayout for explanation.
[EDIT] This discussion provides more insight into this IE bug. Why does Internet Explorer need the "hasLayout" flag?

Unfortunately IE 7 doesn't run very well on Ubuntu so I'm unable to reproduce your error, but have you tried resetting your CSS with a stylesheet like Reset CSS?
There is also a great site about browser quirks that you might want to have a look at.

Did you start by zero'ing out all of your element by doing a CSS reset? I see you have a few different elements in your div, it's possible that one of these has a default marin in IE7 that is throwing everything out of wack...

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While fixing some browser compatibility issue I faced a really confusing problem like the application is running well in Firefox 28,29 etc, chrome and IE 9. But when I try to make it run in IE 8 it is taking some property like : sizzle-1398717162242="[object Object]".The alignment is also breaking. Is this because of that extra added property? Please help.
You haven't included very much information on what is actually breaking except the alignment but if you are using some new tags or features you can go to http://caniuse.com and check what browsers and versions they are supported in.

IE8 rendering problems with h2

on a website I am working on I have problems with an rendering issue which I can't figure out.
I've already played with margins, positioning, z-indices and so on to get it away but nothing of that helped.
It only occurs in IE8 (under Windows XP, don`t know if on newer OS also). I know IE8 is a bit deprecated, but because the rest of the page is displaying fine with it I would also like to support it, since some of my visitors may have installed it.
If you take a look at the page you can identify the issue very fast when using IE8:
http://kunden.tommy-computer.at/fsv_noetsch/
Here is what the menu headers look like in modern browsers like FF/Chrome/Opera/IE>8:
And here is what they look like in IE8 (wrong):
How can I get rid of it. Please help, can`t figure it out why this happens. Thank you very much !
You are using the new html doctype and I noticed you are also using at least one html 5 element article. IE 8 won't recognize that element, or anything related to html 5. You need to use javascript to fix IE by using a script called html5shiv.
What this will do is inform IE of the new elements so they can be styled.

Internet Explorer CSS Problem

This page is being rendered incorrectly by IE 9 (and probably older versions too). The right menu is floating to the bottom of the page. Firefox, Chrome and Safari are rendering it correctly. Other pages in the blog are also being rendered fine by all browsers. I already tried to fire IE 9 Developer Tools (F12) and reduce the width of some divs (such as #main and .columns-inner)... no lucky with this approach, even with extra space the right menu is still rendered at the bottom. So I figure that the problem is in the Blogger auto-generated tags / css for the page content (which I am able to modify). Any CSS gurus out there can point what is wrong?
Cheers,
You have this line in your <head>, which is causing IE9 to render the page in IE7 mode:
<META content=IE=EmulateIE7 http-equiv=X-UA-Compatible>
If you remove this, it renders fine in IE8 and IE9. It still renders poorly in IE7, though.
Edit:
In response to your comment, I am able to replicate the issue with the background no longer being opaque. After some investigation, there is a particular script file being loaded:
http://www.blogger.com/static/v1/jsbin/938506610-ieretrofit.js
If you remove the <meta content='IE=EmulateIE7' http-equiv='X-UA-Compatible'/> on line 4 of the source, and you remove the ieretrofit.js file from line 1471 of the source, the page should render correctly in IE9.
Since the ieretrofit.js file appears to be generated by Google, you might want to ask them about it. If you would like to disable it JUST for IE9, and allow it to continue for IE8 and below, you should take a closer look at line 1471 of the source. Here is a snippet (it's quite long, this starts around character #2275):
'\74!--[if IE]\76\74script
The !--[if IE] there is part of an IE conditional comment. You can change that snippet like so, and it will still target IE8 and below, without affecting IE9:
'\74!--[if lte IE 8]\76\74script
Let me know if you have any further issues!
The page has 104 validation errors — I’d start by fixing those if I were you.
Almost certainly it is because the page is invalid. Also, I really would think about starting again with this page as it is overly complex markup.
Guys. Figured it out (with great help from andyb and Paul D.)
The validator pointed to some unpaired </div> tags that I removed. Now it is working flawless.

How do i render html/css same in firefox and IE

i am making a menu for my school assignment and it needs to work in both IE and firefox.
I am done the menu and it works perfectly in firefox, but i am having trouble getting it to display properly in IE
A part can be found over here: http://tutudragon3.info/ie-trying.php
When i click the home image in firefox, a dropdown sort of thing pops-up with 2 images with text "d" and "d". In firefox, there is no space between those dropdown images, but when i try it in IE, I see a small blank space between them.
how could i fix this (delete that space) please. I tried many different things but it didn't work.
Using IE8 by the way.
Before worrying about any specific bugs:
Use a Doctype that triggers standards mode, as quirks mode inconsistencies are a nightmare to deal with. If in doubt, use HTML 4.01 Strict: http://www.w3.org/QA/2002/04/valid-dtd-list.html
Deal with machine detectable errors
If you have done the things David mentions, and still see some differences, you might want to take a look at ie7.js, it is a JavaScript library to make Microsoft Internet Explorer behave like a standards-compliant browser.
I don't find any problem in IE7. But if you are having the problem, try giving display:block; to the <A> and <IMG> tags. The problem should vanish.

How can I make html padding that looks the same in different browsers?

I have a blog, www.realcanadianenglish.blogspot.com. I use Firefox to write it. Sometimes I check the blog using Internet Explorer. With the later it shows a gap between the picture and the text sometimes. Can I change the HTML code to fix this? Why is there a difference between the two: Explorer and Firefox?
Internet Explorer can have extra padding on some elements. I suggest you try to include a CSS Reset file first and then your own CSS file.
Here's a good Stackoverflow question about CSS Reset files
The blog looks fine on IE8. If you're having a problem with it, I would recommend running IE8 and using the debug tool provided (hit F12). You can dynamically change the HTML and CSS from right inside the browser. It's faster than uploading a new template every time you want to test a change.
You are refering to the IE Model Bug
In most cases the issue will be with IE and, in those cases, it's sometimes best, or at least convenient, to just serve IE a line or two to bring it into line with the other far more modern browsers with "conditional comments". These comments will be recognized only by IE but wind up allowing you to include styling or html that won't affect other browsers. They are easy to use but have a few variations based on which version of IE you are targeting. Here is the link explaining them all: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms537512(VS.85).aspx
Here is the best place to learn about IE CSS bugs: http://www.positioniseverything.net/ie-primer.html