A tip on tables for 800 by 600

SandWalker · 2005-02-23, 06:42 PM

Why not just use td to set table width?

Width on the <table> tag is a hard setting and can cause scrolling. Width on the <td> tag is a "suggested" width. For a more fluid design, If you use for example 2 <td> set at a width of 400 px each, they will adjust to the browser width if it's under 800. Just don't put any width for the table tag itself. This works under firefox and IE, and not everyone has their browser maximized all the time either.

Anyone else do this??

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2005-02-23, 06:42 PM	#18
SandWalker A woman is like beer. They look good, they smell good, and you'd step over your own mother just to get one! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: cali Posts: 52	Why not just use td to set table width? Width on the <table> tag is a hard setting and can cause scrolling. Width on the <td> tag is a "suggested" width. For a more fluid design, If you use for example 2 <td> set at a width of 400 px each, they will adjust to the browser width if it's under 800. Just don't put any width for the table tag itself. This works under firefox and IE, and not everyone has their browser maximized all the time either. Anyone else do this??