Vertical alignment weirdness?

[Ian Skinner]

Any idea why the doctype would matter concerning the following CSS?

div#sideNav a:before
{
        content: url(left_curve.gif);
        vertical-align: bottom;
}

I have now tried this with other doctypes, it seems to be a matter of strict vs. transitional.  The output displays as I would expect in HTML and XHTML transitional, but does not display as I would expect, with the generated content staying on the baseline, in HTML and XHTML strict.

Is there some deference in the behavior of vertical-align in strict mode?

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Ian Skinner
Web Programmer
BloodSource
www.BloodSource.org
Sacramento, CA

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