Table gaps

#1

Should I use tables they seem to be a bit of a pain.
I layout my banner table 100% and a table underneath on the left 30% but if
I autostretch the banner table on the right,
I get a spacer placed at the bottom of this table and it creates a gap
between the banner table and the table underneath.
Please don't ask for code, I was so p-----ed off that I have deleted it and
will start again.
Any ideas?
Cheers

#2

So instead of drawing out separate tables for each part of my site, are you
saying draw 1 big one
with the correct number of cells.
I want to make a template for the whole site so by placing 1 big table with
smaller cells inside would this allow me to have editable
regions?
Cheers

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Quote:

Nad wrote:

Should I use tables they seem to be a bit of a pain.
I layout my banner table 100% and a table underneath on the left 30% but
if
I autostretch the banner table on the right,
I get a spacer placed at the bottom of this table and it creates a gap
between the banner table and the table underneath.
Please don't ask for code, I was so p-----ed off that I have deleted it
and
will start again.
Any ideas?
Cheers

Hard to understand what's happening with that description, but it sounds
as if you haven't placed the various elements inside a table cell each.
Crate a parent table with as many rows as you have elements. Put one
element in each row.

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#3

Nad wrote:

Quote:

So instead of drawing out separate tables for each part of my site, are you
saying draw 1 big one
with the correct number of cells.
I want to make a template for the whole site so by placing 1 big table with
smaller cells inside would this allow me to have editable
regions?
Cheers

No, not really:

You should consider *nested* tables: a parent table that holds it all
together. But then you can have other tables inside that parent tabel's
different rows or columns. But avoid splitting any table inso *both*
rows and columns since you will get tags that are called "rowspan"
and/or "colspan". These will cause problems in 9 cases out of 10.

See the table tutorial in my sig.

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#4

Before I look at your link.
Are you saying have a table (1 cell) e.g 800 x 600 and then place 1 table
for each element inside?
Cheers

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Quote:

Nad wrote:

So instead of drawing out separate tables for each part of my site, are
you
saying draw 1 big one
with the correct number of cells.
I want to make a template for the whole site so by placing 1 big table
with
smaller cells inside would this allow me to have editable
regions?
Cheers

No, not really:

You should consider *nested* tables: a parent table that holds it all
together. But then you can have other tables inside that parent tabel's
different rows or columns. But avoid splitting any table inso *both*
rows and columns since you will get tags that are called "rowspan"
and/or "colspan". These will cause problems in 9 cases out of 10.

See the table tutorial in my sig.

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#5

Nad wrote:

Quote:

Before I look at your link.
Are you saying have a table (1 cell) e.g 800 x 600 and then place 1 table
for each element inside?
Cheers

No, why not look instead. Lazy?

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#6

Ok, had a look at your link but what if I want to use css as the backgrounds
in various cells?
Cheers

not lazy, just laid back

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Quote:

Nad wrote:
Before I look at your link.
Are you saying have a table (1 cell) e.g 800 x 600 and then place 1
table
for each element inside?
Cheers

No, why not look instead. Lazy?

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#7

Nad wrote:

Quote:

Ok, had a look at your link but what if I want to use css as the backgrounds
in various cells?
Cheers

What if you tested that yourself?

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#8

I just have and gaps appeared when opened in browser.?

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Quote:

Nad wrote:
Ok, had a look at your link but what if I want to use css as the
backgrounds
in various cells?
Cheers

What if you tested that yourself?

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#9

Nad typed:

Quote:

Ok, had a look at your link but what if I want to use css as the
backgrounds in various cells?

You would write a class or id for these tds and apply the class or id to
them.

Have a look at these table / background tutorials
http://www.dreamweaverresources.com/tutorials/index.htm

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