Topic: Rigid Tables? (Page 1 of 1)

ok, this is a new problem for me, I've got my design here http://www.the-bronze.net/test/

now I've got 4 tables,
Bannder Holder
Trigs Links
B Links
Content

my screen resolution is - 1024x768
If i have the window full size the page looks fine, but if I decreasethe size B's Links starts to slip behind Content
and if I move it to far Trigs Links Stars to Slip under it as well,
so in 800 by 600 theres no links at all. -- any idea how to fix this?
any help would be greatlly appreciated

Thanks
Trigger

Hmm. I see no reason for it to happen based on your code. It doesn't happen for me until I get *well* below 800x600 though. I'm somewhat stumped at the moment...

I am a little confused by your sue of tables here though - I really don't see any need for tables at all for one thing. If you are dead set on tables, there's no need for more than one, and there's definately no need for more than one cell in any of them. Having a different TD for each link is a huge bulk of code that is completely unnecessaey - and a pain to sort through when updates and changes are needed =(

DL.. no need for tables? what would you suggest I use instead then?
I'd still call myself new to all of this and im going with the most simple approach I know, ..

Thanks
Trigger

Well, tables have been used for along time now to layout a page.

The problem is, they were never intended to do that. Think about what a table is in any form of print media - it displays data. That's what they are meant to do in HTML as well.

Now, they have a lot of advantages that made them ideal for layouts in the past, but that is changing. CSS advances and the overall advancement of Web Standards are making for a much better chance to have nice clean code that is well formed.

I would check out Layout Tutorials at Glish.com. Good stuff, and will fit your needs well.

And also, like I said, if you *do* end up using tables, all you would need is one table with 3 cells (one <tr>, three <td>'s).

Hi, Trigger! Nice to write to you.

Well, yes. I saw your site and source. I agree with DL. There will be just one table to get what you'd like. Have you done any HTML tutorial before???

I'd like to tell you this: www.w3schools.com It is awesome site to start. Not difficult and a lot of examples. See how it goes.

All right. See you later.

Hiroki Kozai

Thanks DL, I'll take a look at the 3 links

Hiroki Im familar with the site. but im sure I should re do a html tutorial because it seems either my understanding of tables is a little lacking, or maybe my heads being a little bit fuzzy

Thanks for the input
Trigger

Hi, trigger!
Good luck to you.
And good luck to me too.
See you later.

Hiroki Kozai