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<pre><div style="word-wrap:break-word">long text</div></pre> doesn't force wrap

gfbjohnson
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long text
works in IE9 but not FireFox 31. Actual returns do wrap text but the text of long paragraphs extends outside the
, despite the word-wrap:break-word style. Maybe I'm expecting too much interpretation from 
? But I am thinking if IE can handle this, perhaps FireFox could too?
<pre><div style="word-wrap:break-word">long text</div></pre> works in IE9 but not FireFox 31. Actual returns do wrap text but the text of long paragraphs extends outside the <div>, despite the word-wrap:break-word style. Maybe I'm expecting too much interpretation from <pre>? But I am thinking if IE can handle this, perhaps FireFox could too?

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the-edmeister
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Try posting at the Web Development / Standards Evangelism forum at MozillaZine. The helpers over there are more knowledgeable about web page development issues with Firefox. http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=25 You'll need to register and login to be able to post in that forum.