> Thanks very much Will, I shall give that a go tomorrow!
>
<STYLE TYPE="text/css">
.counter {background-image:url('blank.gif');position:relative;
font-size:1em;height:2em;}
</STYLE>
...
<div class="counter" style="top:0em;">progress 1</div>
<div class="counter" style="top:-2em;">progress 2</div>
<div class="counter" style="top:-4em;">progress 3</div>
<div class="counter" style="top:-6em;">progress 4</div>
<div class="counter" style="top:-8em;">progress 5</div>
This is a bit neater. Note IE is stupid and will re-request the image
for every div. The divs do seem to get shown by IE and Firefox without
the whole page.
Will Davies
http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~wmd04r
;position:relative;%20%0A>%20font-size:1em;height:2em;%7D%0A>%20</STYLE>%0A>%20...%0A>%20<div%20class=%22counter%22%20style=%22top:0em;%22>progress%201</div>%0A>%20<div%20class=%22counter%22%20style=%22top:-2em;%22>progress%202</div>%0A>%20<div%20class=%22counter%22%20style=%22top:-4em;%22>progress%203</div>%0A>%20<div%20class=%22counter%22%20style=%22top:-6em;%22>progress%204</div>%0A>%20<div%20class=%22counter%22%20style=%22top:-8em;%22>progress%205</div>%0A>%20%0A>%20This%20is%20a%20bit%20neater.%20Note%20IE%20is%20stupid%20and%20will%20re-request%20the%20image%20%0A>%20for%20every%20div.%20The%20divs%20do%20seem%20to%20get%20shown%20by%20IE%20and%20Firefox%20without%20%0A>%20the%20whole%20page.%0A>%20%0A>%20Will%20Davies%0A>%20http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~wmd04r%0A>%20%0A>%20%0A>%20%0A>%20%0A>%20%0A>%20 "Reply to this message")