IE6 background misaligned

Question

I have IE6.

[EDIT: you can see the template live here: http://themeforest.net/item/aqua-terra-lava-html-blog-portfolio-/full_screen_preview/53209 ]

I have a template, with 3 <a></a> that change the position of their background to create a button effect.

This is how it looks in any browser

This is it with IE6:

This the CSS code:

#featured-nav {
    width: 944px;
    height: 131px;
    background: url(/images/site/shadow.gif) bottom center no-repeat;
}
#featured-nav a {
    height: 35px;
    float: left;
    cursor: pointer;
    display: block;
    padding: 47px 20px 20px 120px;
    font-size: 12px;
    line-height: 16px;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: normal;
    color: #777;
}
#featured-nav a span {
    margin-top: 10px;
    height: 30px;
    width: 150px;
    font-size: 12px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #5aa0b1;
    font-weight: bold;
    position: absolute;
    top: 12px;
    left: 120px;
}
#featured-nav a img {
    position: absolute;
    left: 40px;
    top: 23px;
}
#featured-nav a.left {
    background: url(/images/site/leftbutton.png) top left no-repeat;
    width: 178px;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
}
#featured-nav a.left:hover, #featured-nav a.left.activeSlide { background: url(/images/site/leftbutton.png) bottom left no-repeat; }

#featured-nav a.middle {
    background: url(/images/site/middlebutton.png) top left no-repeat;
    width: 174px;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
}
#featured-nav a.middle:hover, #featured-nav a.middle.activeSlide { background: url(/images/site/middlebutton.png) bottom left no-repeat; }
#featured-nav a.right {
    background: url(/images/site/rightbutton.png) top left no-repeat;
    width: 172px;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
}
#featured-nav a.right:hover, #featured-nav a.right.activeSlide { background: url(/images/site/rightbutton.png) bottom left no-repeat; }
.content-wrapper {
    width: 678px;
    overflow: hidden;
    margin-top: 10px;
    margin-left: 8px;
}

Any idea?

Thank you.

Answer 1

You might want to add display:inline to the floated elements. This doesn't affect other browsers, but prevents IE from doubling margins on the element.

Answer 2

I believe the IE6 has issues with background-positioning certain PNGs. Just as a test, you ought to try replacing the image with a JPG or non-transparent PNG.