Murray
Thu Jul 21 06:38:41 CDT 2005
If you use rebars in the tables, the number is unlimited. 8)
Yeah - stacks of two column tables are quite wobbly....
Heh - NOT.
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Murray
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"Kevin Spencer" <kevin@DIESPAMMERSDIEtakempis.com> wrote in message
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> Hey Murray, one more question, if I may. How many tables can you stack
> before the page gets wobbly and/or falls over? Is it more sturdy if you
> have a lot of columns?
>
> --
> ;-),
>
> Kevin Spencer
> Microsoft MVP
> .Net Developer
> The sun never sets on
> the Kingdom of Heaven
>
> "Murray" <forums@HAHAgreat-web-sights.com> wrote in message
> news:Ok3OUcZjFHA.2156@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> <table></table>
>> <table></table>
>> <table></table>
>>
>> A stack of three separate tables....
>>
>> --
>> Murray
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>> "Tom Pepper Willett" <tompepper@mvps.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:urvW%23qXjFHA.3064@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>> Murray:
>>>
>>> I'm not familiar with the term "stack separate tables". Could you
>>> please
>>> expound?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> --
>>> ===
>>> Tom "Pepper" Willett
>>> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
>>> ---
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>>>
http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX01085802
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>>> "Murray" <forums@HAHAgreat-web-sights.com> wrote in message
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>>> | Here's even better advice.
>>> |
>>> | Stack separate tables.
>>> |
>>> | Table1 with one column/row configuration
>>> | Table2 with a new column/row configuration
>>> | Table3 with the original column/row configuration
>>> |
>>> | This is a better solution since none of the cells will have a row- or
>>> | colspan applied, and since you will not have nested tables (although
>>> the
>>> | ones Kevin recommends are gentle ones). Nested tables can get pretty
>>> | complex pretty fast and can slow your browser rendering WAY down.
>>> |
>>> | Separate stacked tables do not have this problem and are quite simple
>>> to
>>> | maintain.
>>> |
>>> | --
>>> | Murray
>>> | ============
>>> |
>>> | "Pierre" <pf@arobas.net> wrote in message
>>> | news:u86QruVjFHA.2904@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>> | > good advice, thanks
>>> | >
>>> | > Kevin Spencer a écrit dans le message
>>> | > <#vQ0nrVjFHA.3144@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>...
>>> | >>Hi Pierre,
>>> | >>
>>> | >>The problem is that a table has a fixed number of columns, and that
>>> when
>>> | > you
>>> | >>merge cells, you are, in essence, merging columns in a row. So, when
>>> you
>>> | >>split the merged columns, you are, in essence, adding extra columns
>>> to
>>> the
>>> | >>whole table, and merging the ones that were not previously merged.
>>> the
>>> | >>column widths in each resulting column, merged or not, are fixed to
>>> either
>>> | > a
>>> | >>column or more than one column's width.
>>> | >>
>>> | >>What you probably need to do is to merge the columns that you
>>> originally
>>> | >>merged, leaving a "hole," and then put an entire table into the
>>> whole.
>>> The
>>> | >>nested table can then have as many columns as you wish, and they
>>> will
>>> not
>>> | >>correspond to any columns in the parent table.
>>> | >>
>>> | >>--
>>> | >>HTH,
>>> | >>
>>> | >>Kevin Spencer
>>> | >>Microsoft MVP
>>> | >>.Net Developer
>>> | >>The sun never sets on
>>> | >>the Kingdom of Heaven
>>> | >>
>>> | >>"Pierre" <pf@arobas.net> wrote in message
>>> | >>news:%2387x$eVjFHA.2916@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>> | >>> Hi all,
>>> | >>>
>>> | >>> I have a table with multiple row and 5 columns.
>>> | >>>
>>> | >>> On a few rows, i woul like to be able to put more columns.
>>> | >>> I have merge the cells on that row and then split the cells to 8.
>>> | >>>
>>> | >>> My problem is that when i try to fix the beginning and end of the
>>> row
>>> | >>> by moving hte borders, i cannot place them where i want.
>>> | >>> Looks like they are related to the positon of the row above.
>>> | >>>
>>> | >>> I there a way to place them freely like shift-click or something
>>> else
>>> | >>>
>>> | >>> regards,
>>> | >>>
>>> | >>> pierre
>>> | >>>
>>> | >>>
>>> | >>
>>> | >>
>>> | >
>>> | >
>>> |
>>> |
>>>
>>>
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