Inconsistent Table Width

When I view my page in the Dreamweaver window, the table widths all seem fine.
All my content fits perfectly. But when I upload my page to my server, one of
my tables juts out too far. It's nested inside another table. I've tried to set
the width to 100% and I've also tried specifying a specific pixel width.
Neither work properly. What am I doing wrong?

Post a link to the page, please.

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"emokidd23" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

When I view my page in the Dreamweaver window, the table widths all seem
fine.
All my content fits perfectly. But when I upload my page to my server, one
of
my tables juts out too far. It's nested inside another table. I've tried
to set
the width to 100% and I've also tried specifying a specific pixel width.
Neither work properly. What am I doing wrong?

http://www.rhinosafe.com/rm72.htm

<!--DWLayoutTable-->

Need I say more? DW's Layout mode is a blight on new users. Please spend
the time to learn how to work with tables in Standard mode, so that you can
move away from this abomination! 8)

In my opinion, there are three serious problems with Layout Mode -

1. Perhaps most importantly, it sits between you and *real* HTML tables,
and fools you into believing that concepts like "layout cell" and
"autostretch" really mean something. They do not. As long as you use
Layout Mode, you'll never learn one of the most important things for new web
developers - how to build solid and reliable tables.

2. Actually, #1 wouldn't be *so* bad, except that the code that is written
by Layout Mode is really poor code. For example, a layout table contains
MANY empty rows of cells. This can contribute to a table's instability.
In addition, if your initial positioning of the table's cells is a bit
complex,
Layout Mode will throw in col- and rowspans aplenty as it merges and splits
cells willy-nillly to achieve the pixel-perfect layout you have specified.
Again, this is an extremely poor method for building stable
tables, because it allows changes in one tiny cell's shape (i.e.,
dimensions) to ripple through the rest of the table, usually with unexpected
and sometimes disastrous consequences.

3. The UI for Layout Mode is beyond confusing - many options that you might
want to use are inaccessible, e.g., inserting another table, or layer onto
the page.

I can understand the new user's desire to use this tool to make their life
easier, but the cost is just too heavy in my opinion.

To make good tables, keep it simple. Put a table on the page, and begin to
load your content. If you would want a different table layout, instead of
merging or splitting cells, consider stacking tables or nesting simple
tables instead, respectively.

And above all, do not try to build the whole page with a single table!

To read more about this approach, visit the DW FAQ link in my sig, and run
through the table tutorials.


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"emokidd23" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

http://www.rhinosafe.com/rm72.htm