tbody tag -
I am building a web site that will be database driven. As you might guess I
am building forms for a few of my web pages.
In one of my "select" tags I have a huge list of "option" Tags that seem to
disturb my web design.
My question: a small list does not disturb my design with tables and the web
page design when viewed thru Ie 5 and Netscape is ok but
if I put in the huge "option" list the whole page design goes warped.
Why ?
I have looked at a few sites in the "source view" for examples and there
seems to be a use of the "tbody" tag. Will this tag help? What does it do?
The help files in my Homesite HTML editor is of little help.
Or is there a secret I should know about when I nest tables within tables
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Thanks
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Jeffrey Ellison posted this at 02:10 — 8th February 1999.
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The TBODY tag is part of the Complex Table Model gulf.uvic.ca/~csc100/Reference/HTML/IndexDotHTML/tagpages/tables.htm#complex , which allows a finer level of control than the Simple Table Model gulf.uvic.ca/~csc100/Reference/HTML/IndexDotHTML/tagpages/tables.htm#simple while maintaining backward compatibility with the simpler model. The TBODY element is part of a trio of table grouping tags that organize a series of Table Rows TR into Header THEAD, Body TBODY and Footer TFOOT sections.
The THEAD and TFOOT section markers are optional, but one or more TBODY sections are always required. If present, each THEAD, TBODY and TFOOT element must contain one or more TR tag grouping. To allow for backward compatibility with the older Simple Table Model, if no TBODY structures exist in a table, the entire set of row groupings TR are assumed to be a single TBODY.
The TBODY section is used to distinguish rows in the main body of the table from the rows used to define the header and footer of the table. Multiple TBODY sections are used when divisions or rules are needed between groups of table rows. The TBODY section(s) are placed after any THEAD or TFOOT sections in the HTML markup to allow browsers to render the header and footer before receiving all of the Table Body TBODY data (in case a table must be broken up.)
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Jeffrey Ellison
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[This message has been edited by Jeffrey Ellison (edited February 08, 1999).]
JP Stones posted this at 21:50 — 8th February 1999.
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Jeff,
A few tips so you can benefit more through the forums;
- Your URL is wrong in your profile
- use UBB code to make your emaim clickable in your signature.
JP
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