Split Not Functioning in IE 6.0

Published by: smith 2009-01-07

Here is the layout I have:

Ext.BLANK_IMAGE_URL = 'ext/resources/images/default/s.gif';

Amendment Text Split Screen::
1 (e) This section shall not apply to the following types of 2 policies: 3 (1) Accident only. 4 (2) Limited benefit. 5 (3) Credit. 6 (4) Dental.
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/split.cfm?syear=2007&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1150&pn=2237&ayear=2007&an=03041HOME

Ext.onReady(function(){
var viewport = new Ext.Viewport({
id: 'north-panel',
layout: 'border',
items: [{
title:'North Panel',
region: 'north',
height: 100
}, {
xtype: 'panel',
title:'Center Panel',

Social Cognitive Psychology: History and Current Domains - Google Books Result::
href=http://books.google.com/books?id=OqfpBGGnlRcC&pg=PA112&lpg=PA112&dq=Split+Not+Functioning+in+IE+6.0&source=web&ots=su5RmjyuD-&sig=zD9CwcQwZEelCGWtXZtJmv-1mCU&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=84&ct=result class=l onmousedown=return clk(this.href,,,res,112,)>Social Cognitive Psychology: History and Current Domains - Google Books Resultby David F. Barone, James E. Maddux, C. R. Snyder - 1997 - Psychology - 494 pagesChapter 6 provides extensive coverage of current social cognitive research making is not limited to split-brain research participants and folk wisdom.
http://books.google.com/books?id=OqfpBGGnlRcC&pg=PA112&lpg=PA112&dq=Split+Not+Functioning+in+IE+6.0&source=web&ots=su5RmjyuD-&sig=zD9CwcQwZEelCGWtXZtJmv-1mCU&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=84&ct=resultHOME

id: 'center-panel',
region: 'center',
bodyStyle: 'padding: 5px;',
border: false,
autoScroll: true
}, {
title: 'West Panel',
region: 'west',
width: 250,
minSize: 250,
maxSize: 350,
split: true,
border: false,
layout: 'border',
items: [{
xtype: 'panel',

At Split-Second Intervals, Brain Has Sense of History: Scientific ::
Karmarkar notes that the predictions of the new model do not hold beyond one second, 50 Years Ago: A Witness at the Scopes Trial6 hours ago
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=at-split-second-intervalsHOME

region: 'north',
split: true,
height: 400,
border: false,
autoScroll: true
}, {
xtype: 'panel',
region: 'center'
}]
}]
});
});

If the above code is run in FF, the west region can be easily resized, and the split is visible.
However, in IE 6.0 the split icon, doesn't even appear when cursor is taken over the split region.
Also, note that the split is working ok for the two panels inside the West panel.

Any suggestions?

Read this thread (http://extjs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27459).

Adding css block:

.ext-strict .ext-ie6 .x-layout-split{background-color: #dfe8f6;}

to the html page, this works fine.