Trouble with Tables - Who do I make them work well??
I've noticed that most webs sites use multiple tables on the pages. Specifically, one table for the left column, one for the middle/center column, and one for the right column.
Question: How do you make the tables line up in left-center-right format??
No matter what alignment I try I can't get three tables side by side to form 3 columns on a page. The best I can do is two columns (left and center) but the size of the tables in the editor is different from how the browser shows them (i.e. they aren't WYSISYG).
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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JP Stones posted this at 19:43 — 10th June 1999.
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'tis easy if you use columns.
ie:
<TABLE>
<TR>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
Does that solve your problem?
JP
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John Pollock posted this at 19:43 — 10th June 1999.
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My best advice would be to hand code your tables-- you will have much more control over the layout.
Which editor are you using? Someone here might know a trick to get that to work for you.
If you want a bunch of information on coding your own tables, start at:
http://www.pageresource.com/html/table1.htm
I have four or five sections on table creation, and they may help you see what the editor is doing to the tables.
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Brooke posted this at 20:05 — 10th June 1999.
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Hey John - thanks so much for giving us that link to your site! I needed that information about tables
Brooke
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JP Stones posted this at 21:12 — 10th June 1999.
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Hey John,
We posted simultaneously - pretty spooky eh!
JP
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John Pollock posted this at 21:25 — 10th June 1999.
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Brooke:
Sure thing, I'm glad you find it useful. Have fun reading.
JP:
Yes, it was strange-- exactly at the same time. You must have been about a half-second ahead of me though!
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cds posted this at 23:35 — 11th June 1999.
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John,
Not sure you should try making a living at being a poet though!
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John Pollock posted this at 17:36 — 12th June 1999.
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cds:
You have a point there. I think I did that in a few of the tutorials.. I remember the end of one of the link tutorials:
Quote:
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Then again, if the link color stands out or is the default blue, you will probably be O.K. So have fun, and link away! Oh no, did I just write a silly rhyme? Perhaps I'll write another one when I have more time! All right, I think I'd better get going now....
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Yikes!
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cds posted this at 18:07 — 12th June 1999.
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John,
That was the one i was referring to. Wish I would of had your tutorial on tables a year ago. Learned most of that stuff by trial and error - especially the part about nesting tables.
Great site!
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John Pollock posted this at 20:49 — 12th June 1999.
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Thanks Dan!
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